Private (for-profit)

The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown

Georgetown, Texas·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southwest·tspageorgetown.com
6-yr Graduation
63%
Total enrollment
79
peer median 94
Avg net price
$16,327
-$1.6k vs peer
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About

The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown is a cosmetology school located in Georgetown, Texas. It offers programs focused on beauty education, particularly in cosmetology. Details about the founding year are not provided, and the size of the institution is also not specified.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
63%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

38.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
82%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 38.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2018Next review Jan 2027

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Mar 2018Initial Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,327
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,327
-$1,641vs peer median $17,968
Federal loans
50.5%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 53 students received $282K in Pell grants, alongside $424K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
53
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$282K
$281,922 total
Direct Loans
$424K
110 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$127K
44 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$204K
55 loan awards
Parent PLUS$93K
11 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.

Of 10 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
10
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2019
0.0%
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 TSPA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
79
12-mo unduplicated
114
Undergraduate
114
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
3%3
Women
97%111

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.3%
Hispanic
13.9%
Two or more
13.9%
Black
2.8%
Asian
2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
22.22
1 offenses · 45 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago22.221 yr ago22.22Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1

TSPA vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions TSPA selected for federal comparison reporting.

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 Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown
63%79$16,327
Austin Kade Academy
82$15,198
Austin's Beauty College Inc
101$16,069
Avery James College
78$17,278
Award Beauty School
94$20,744
Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock
122$9,606
Coba Academy
109$16,761
Design's School of Cosmetology
73$17,968
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley
99$18,671
Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth
100$14,876
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill
139$20,034
Empire Beauty School-Dixie
119$16,271
Empire Beauty School-Malden
95$18,689
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design
92.7%$20,039
Hilltop Beauty School
77
Hinton Barber and Beauty College
50$15,550
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines
74$10,298
Lancaster Beauty School
150$21,235
Loraines Academy & Spa
30$11,727
New Beginning College of Cosmetology
81$13,055
Nuvani Institute
12$19,754
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque
119$14,118
Paul Mitchell the School-Provo
147$18,284
Pro Beauty Academy
67$26,278
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick
73$19,617
Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio
94$15,641
Studio Beauty School
81$19,626
Tenaj Salon Institute
55$25,834
The Salon Professional Academy-Kenosha
130$26,061
Tonsorial Arts Barber College
170$19,240
Trenz Beauty Academy
109
Peer group median63%92.7%94$17,968

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about TSPA.

What is the graduation rate at The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown?

The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown?

The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown reports a total enrollment of 79 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown?

The average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown is $16,327 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown located?

The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown is located in Georgetown, Texas 78626-5470.

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