About
The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology is a private institution located in multiple campuses, notably in Chicago, Illinois, and El Dorado, Arkansas. Founded in 2001, it focuses on beauty education, particularly in cosmetology and aesthetics, providing hands-on training and preparing students for careers in the beauty and wellness industry.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 10.3-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 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.
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 5
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Secondary Schools
- Jun 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2022Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Feb 2022Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2019Grant 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, 32 students received $109K in Pell grants, alongside $184K 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 72 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 UOFAC
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.
UOFAC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions UOFAC 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 University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | 72% | — | 39 | $17,688 | — |
| — | — | 46 | $20,249 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $13,391 | — | |
| — | — | 48 | $4,430 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | $24,260 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $12,282 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $18,160 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $6,953 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $17,842 | — | |
| — | — | 62 | $21,624 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $16,878 | — | |
| — | — | 95 | $17,938 | — | |
| — | — | 66 | $14,839 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $11,824 | — | |
| — | — | — | $18,236 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $9,456 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | $20,755 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $12,136 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $8,706 | — | |
| — | — | 56 | $16,747 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $9,837 | — | |
| — | — | 96 | $24,336 | — | |
| — | — | 45 | $14,513 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $14,946 | — | |
| — | — | 37 | $17,138 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $16,043 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | $4,837 | — | |
| — | — | 30 | $19,626 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $16,521 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | $12,020 | — | |
| Peer group median | 72% | — | 55 | $16,282 |
Institutions like UOFAC
Explore the federal data for institutions in UOFAC's comparison group.
- New Mexico
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$20,249View data - Missouri
Academy of Salon Professionals
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$13,391View data - Louisiana
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment48Net price$4,430View data - Maryland
Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment32Net price$24,260View data - California
Diamond Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$12,282View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Reading
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$18,160View data - Florida
Florida Academy of Health & Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$6,953View data - Oklahoma
Hair Arts Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$17,842View data - California
International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment62Net price$21,624View data - Iowa
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$16,878View data - Florida
Kaizen Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment95Net price$17,938View data - Massachusetts
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price$14,839View data - Hawaii
Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$11,824View data - Kansas
Midwest Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$18,236View data - Ohio
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$9,456View data - Maryland
Montgomery Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price$20,755View data - Florida
North Florida Cosmetology Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$12,136View data - Louisiana
Omega Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$8,706View data - New York
Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment56Net price$16,747View data - Ohio
Paramount Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$9,837View data - New York
Paul Mitchell the School-NYC
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment96Net price$24,336View data - Oregon
Premiere Aesthetics Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment45Net price$14,513View data - Arkansas
Searcy Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$14,946View data - Mississippi
The Academy of Hair Design Six
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment37Net price$17,138View data - Alabama
The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$16,043View data - Utah
Top Nails & Hair Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price$4,837View data - Texas
Trend Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment30Net price$19,626View data - Missouri
Trend Setters School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$16,521View data - Mississippi
Vaughn Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price$12,020View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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