The Spa School
About
The Spa School is a cosmetology institution located in Columbus, Ohio, founded as part of the Ohio State School of Cosmetology system. It offers various programs including cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology with an emphasis on industry-relevant training and includes the highly regarded Pivot Point curriculum.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 37.6-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.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 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 · 8
- Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: DegreeNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Feb 2024Grant 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 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Nov 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational 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, 98 students received $384K in Pell grants, alongside $641K 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 95 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Spa School
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
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.
Spa School vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Spa School 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 Spa School | 70% | — | 111 | $20,553 | — |
| — | — | 52 | $9,323 | — | |
| — | — | 88 | $12,568 | — | |
| — | — | 97 | $7,507 | — | |
| — | — | 84 | $23,901 | — | |
| — | — | 120 | $27,156 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $9,678 | — | |
| — | — | 100 | $15,548 | — | |
| — | — | 78 | $13,937 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $23,198 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $31,106 | — | |
| — | — | 81 | $16,577 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $18,612 | — | |
| — | — | 127 | $16,685 | — | |
| — | — | 111 | $18,548 | — | |
| — | — | 103 | $17,620 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $18,021 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | $17,777 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $26,726 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $30,655 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $23,572 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $5,994 | — | |
Paul Mitchell the School-Miami | — | — | — | $20,559 | — |
| — | — | 46 | $16,843 | — | |
| — | — | 97 | $29,124 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $17,928 | — | |
| — | — | 85 | $22,283 | — | |
| — | — | 81 | $19,436 | — | |
| — | — | 98 | $12,520 | — | |
| — | — | 171 | $21,050 | — | |
| — | — | 106 | $14,492 | — | |
| Peer group median | 70% | — | 90 | $18,021 |
Institutions like Spa School
Explore the federal data for institutions in Spa School's comparison group.
- Texas
ABC Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment52Net price$9,323View data - Wisconsin
Aveda Institute-Madison
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment88Net price$12,568View data - Michigan
Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment97Net price$7,507View data - Louisiana
Belbo Beauty Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment84Net price$23,901View data - California
Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment120Net price$27,156View data - Illinois
Capri Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$9,678View data - South Carolina
Charleston Cosmetology Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment100Net price$15,548View data - New York
Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment78Net price$13,937View data - Mississippi
Corinth Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$23,198View data - New Jersey
Cutting Edge Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$31,106View data - Delaware
Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment81Net price$16,577View data - Texas
DuVall's School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$18,612View data - Georgia
Empire Beauty School-Northlake
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment127Net price$16,685View data - Florida
Empire Beauty School-Tampa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment111Net price$18,548View data - New Jersey
Empire Beauty School-Union
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment103Net price$17,620View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-York
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$18,021View data - Wisconsin
First Class Cosmetology School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price$17,777View data - Missouri
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$26,726View data - Nevada
L Makeup Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$30,655View data - California
Lyle's College of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$23,572View data - Ohio
Ohio State Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$5,994View data - Florida
Paul Mitchell the School-Miami
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$20,559 - Illinois
Paul Mitchell the School-Normal
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$16,843View data - Massachusetts
Rob Roy Academy-Fall River
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment97Net price$29,124View data - California
Salon Success Academy-West Covina
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$17,928View data - Minnesota
The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment85Net price$22,283View data - Wisconsin
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment81Net price$19,436View data - Mississippi
Traxlers School of Hair
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment98Net price$12,520View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment171Net price$21,050View data - Arizona
Turning Point Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment106Net price$14,492View data
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Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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