The Beauty Institute - Ambler
Beauty Institute-Ambler has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 68% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 160 students, and 327 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
About
The Beauty Institute-Ambler is a beauty training institution located in Ambler, Pennsylvania. It offers programs in cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology but does not specify its founding year or size in the available information.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 44.4-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 7
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2021Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jul 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 136 students received $698K in Pell grants, alongside $918K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 163 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (4.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Beauty Institute-Ambler
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Beauty Institute-Ambler vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Beauty Institute-Ambler selected for federal comparison reporting.
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-Ambler | — | Open admission | 160 | $17,878 | — |
| — | Open admission | 162 | $15,856 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 186 | $16,501 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 257 | $23,742 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 285 | $17,425 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 164 | $30,126 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 259 | $17,021 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 220 | $24,028 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 244 | $28,151 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 300 | $12,321 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 248 | $20,725 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 244 | $19,986 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 169 | $9,162 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 448 | $26,656 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 75 | $14,236 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 415 | $21,797 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 481 | $22,143 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 254 | $20,033 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 246 | $27,029 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 204 | $25,042 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 218 | $17,246 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 256 | $26,617 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 297 | $16,926 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 234 | $20,840 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 219 | $26,577 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 220 | $18,357 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 358 | $17,333 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 518 | $28,639 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 204 | $12,830 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 344 | $22,768 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 235 | $18,893 | — | |
| Peer group median | — | 100.0% | 244 | $20,033 |
Institutions like Beauty Institute-Ambler
Explore the federal data for institutions in Beauty Institute-Ambler's comparison group.
- Colorado
Avalon Institute-Aurora
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment162Net price$15,856View data - Utah
Avalon Institute-Layton
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment186Net price$16,501View data - Utah
Cameo College of Essential Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment257Net price$23,742View data - New York
Capri Cosmetology Learning Centers
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment285Net price$17,425View data - Michigan
Dorsey School of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment164Net price$30,126View data - Michigan
Empire Beauty School-Michigan
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment259Net price$17,021View data - California
Federico Beauty Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment220Net price$24,028View data - Florida
Florida Barber Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment244Net price$28,151View data - Tennessee
Genesis Career College-Cookeville
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment300Net price$12,321View data - Colorado
International Salon and Spa Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment248Net price$20,725View data - Pennsylvania
Jean Madeline Aveda Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment244Net price$19,986View data - Ohio
LaBarberia Institute of Hair
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment169Net price$9,162View data - Texas
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El Paso
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment448Net price$26,656View data - Florida
Nouvelle Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment75Net price$14,236View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment415Net price$21,797View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment481Net price$22,143View data - Idaho
Oliver Finley Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment254Net price$20,033View data - Ohio
Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment246Net price$27,029View data - Nevada
Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment204Net price$25,042View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Modesto
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment218Net price$17,246View data - Washington
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment256Net price$26,617View data - Missouri
Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment297Net price$16,926View data - Oklahoma
Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment234Net price$20,840View data - Kentucky
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment219Net price$26,577View data - California
Salon Success Academy-Redlands
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment220Net price$18,357View data - South Carolina
Southeastern Esthetics Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment358Net price$17,333View data - Texas
Texas Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment518Net price$28,639View data - New Jersey
Total Image Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment204Net price$12,830View data - Texas
Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment344Net price$22,768View data - Kansas
Z Hair Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment235Net price$18,893View data
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