UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
About
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences is a private institution located in Texas, with multiple campuses including McAllen, Harlingen, La Joya, Brownsville, and San Antonio. It specializes in cosmetology education and related fields, preparing students for licensing and employment. The founding year is not mentioned.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
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 · 9
- Oct 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Sep 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2021Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
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 $202K in Pell grants, alongside $139K 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 32 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 Ucastx
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.
Ucastx vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ucastx 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | 0% | — | 24 | — | — |
Academy of Hair Design-Jasper | — | — | 52 | $10,928 | — |
Aesthetics Institute | — | — | 28 | — | — |
American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus | — | — | 18 | $12,398 | — |
Avi Career Training | — | — | 22 | $16,607 | — |
Barber & Beauty Institute of New York | — | — | 16 | $15,939 | — |
Bell Mar Beauty College | — | — | — | $7,188 | — |
Bellasa Professional Institute | — | — | 43 | — | — |
Butler Beauty Academy | — | — | 26 | $10,413 | — |
Carolina College of Hair Design Inc | — | — | 46 | $13,922 | — |
Central College of Cosmetology | — | — | 61 | $7,364 | — |
Charzanne Beauty College | — | — | — | $14,042 | — |
Cheeks Beauty Academy | — | — | 46 | $10,481 | — |
Dymond Designs Beauty School | — | — | 28 | $20,750 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Lebanon | — | — | 49 | $18,220 | — |
KCK Beauty & Barber Academy | — | — | 36 | $18,914 | — |
Legends Barber College | — | — | 26 | $11,445 | — |
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant | — | — | 50 | $13,516 | — |
New Tyler Barber College Inc | — | — | 39 | $14,499 | — |
Oehrlein School of Cosmetology | — | — | 65 | $9,229 | — |
Princess Institute of Beauty | — | — | 29 | $12,151 | — |
Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy | — | — | 53 | $16,092 | — |
Redondo Beach Beauty College | — | — | 43 | — | — |
Salem College of Hairstyling | — | — | 31 | $6,256 | — |
Salon Success Academy-Fontana | — | — | 29 | $10,813 | — |
Shear Finesse Beauty Academy | — | — | 49 | $22,302 | — |
State College of Beauty Culture | — | — | 57 | $10,994 | — |
Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | — | — | 22 | $1,124 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | — | — | 33 | $13,347 | — |
World Class Academy of Beauty Careers | — | — | 36 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 0% | — | 36 | $12,398 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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