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The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology vs Universal Spa Training Academy

Downers Grove, IL · Downers Grove, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Universal Spa Training Academy: enrollment ranged 58–162 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology: enrollment grew +93.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +3 students/yr fitted, r² 0.52.
  • The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology: average net price rose +38.8% from $11,699 (2013) to $16,241 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Universal Spa Training Academy: average net price rose +102.8% from $10,133 (2013) to $20,547 (2023), r² 0.88.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology vs Universal Spa Training Academy

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion (95.1% vs 72.2% at The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology leads on avg net price ($17,688 vs $21,965 at Universal Spa Training Academy)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median debt at graduation ($7,283 vs $7,917 at The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 95.1% versus 72.2% at The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology leads on avg net price at $17,688 versus $21,965 at Universal Spa Training Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median debt at graduation at $7,283 versus $7,917 at The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025