Private (for-profit)

The Beauty Institute

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·thebeautyinstituteskp.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
76%
—
Total enrollment
49
peer median 59
Avg net price
$19,730
+$2.8k vs peer
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About

The Beauty Institute is a nationally accredited cosmetology and beauty school located in Pennsylvania, with campuses in Philadelphia, Allentown, Ambler, and Stroudsburg. It focuses on providing hands-on, step-by-step training in beauty and cosmetology programs, featuring the Milady cutting curriculum and Schwarzkopf Professional resources, and has been in operation for over 40 years.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
76%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

25.0pp gap
Pell recipients
75%36 of 48
Non-Pell (all)
100%2 of 2
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%2 of 2

Non-Pell students graduate at a 25.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
41%
$10,424 debt · $25,406 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 1982Next review May 2018

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,996
$30–48k$21,033
$48–75k$21,723
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,730
+$2,775vs peer median $16,955
Federal loans
57.5%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 43 students received $250K in Pell grants, alongside $406K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
43
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$250K
$249,950 total
Direct Loans
$406K
104 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$153K
47 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$184K
49 loan awards
Parent PLUS$69K
8 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 85 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
85
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.5%
2017
6.8%
2018
7.0%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Beauty Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
49
12-mo unduplicated
108
Undergraduate
108
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
3%3
Women
97%105

Race / ethnicity composition

White
32.6%
Hispanic
28.6%
Black
26.5%
Two or more
6.1%
Unknown
6.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 51 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago25.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs20
    Liquor10

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1

    Beauty Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Beauty Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectThe Beauty Institute
    		76%Open admission49$19,730—
    Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design
    		—88.9%55$11,495—
    Arkansas Technical School
    		—Open admission123$21,011—
    Arnolds Beauty School
    		—Open admission63$18,139—
    California Barber and Beauty College
    		—Open admission50$11,391—
    Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design
    		—Open admission48$10,779—
    Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru
    		—Open admission52$10,866—
    Empire Beauty School-Augusta
    		—Open admission73$16,955—
    Empire Beauty School-Aurora
    		—Open admission70$18,186—
    Empire Beauty School-Jackson
    		—Open admission73$15,253—
    Empire Beauty School-Monroeville
    		—Open admission84$16,162—
    Image Maker Beauty Institute
    		—Open admission74$18,352—
    John Wesley International Barber and Beauty College
    		—Open admission57$14,158—
    KC Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission41$14,542—
    Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology
    		—Open admission34$17,127—
    Lyle's College of Beauty
    		—Open admission90$36,880—
    Michael's Barber & Hair Stylist Academy
    		—Open admission42$18,033—
    Natural Images Beauty College
    		—Open admission75$22,158—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes
    		—Open admission75$17,263—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Twin Falls
    		—Open admission19$22,366—
    Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College
    		—Open admission101$12,494—
    PJ's College of Cosmetology-Richmond
    		—Open admission55$24,006—
    Southern California College of Barber and Beauty
    		—Open admission59$25,745—
    Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg
    		—Open admission113$16,608—
    Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School
    		—Open admission57$18,242—
    Texas Beauty College
    		—Open admission38$2,933—
    The Salon Professional Academy
    		—Open admission80$16,270—
    Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology
    		—Open admission112$16,754—
    Venus Beauty Academy
    		—Open admission56$16,491—
    Vibe Barber College
    		—Open admission71$17,560—
    Washington Barber College Inc
    		—Open admission43$15,563—
    Peer group median76%88.9%59$16,955

    Institutions like Beauty Institute

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Beauty Institute's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about The Beauty Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Beauty Institute.

    What is the acceptance rate at The Beauty Institute?

    The Beauty Institute does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

    What is the graduation rate at The Beauty Institute?

    The Beauty Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend The Beauty Institute?

    The Beauty Institute reports a total enrollment of 49 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at The Beauty Institute?

    The average net price at The Beauty Institute is $19,730 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is The Beauty Institute located?

    The Beauty Institute is located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360-1720.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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