10-yr median earnings
$25,117
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Appleton, Wisconsin
Academy of Beauty Professionals
Academy of Beauty Professionals is a private for-profit institution in Appleton, Wisconsin. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 72.1%
- 150%-time completion
- $25,117
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Academy of Beauty Professionals posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 12th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 72.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +31%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Academy of Beauty Professionals profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
52/100
Academy of Beauty Professionals
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$25,117
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
72.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
72.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 72.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Academy of Beauty Professionals vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Academy of Beauty Professionals ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Academy of Beauty Professionals: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$25,117 12th percentile higher than 12% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Academy of Beauty Professionals | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $25,117 | #4491 of 5103 | 12th |
| 150%-time completion | 72.1% | #1247 of 4858 | 74th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37 | #5106 of 5462 | 7th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
37
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
72.1%
150%-time completion
$25,117
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Academy of Beauty Professionals ranks in Wisconsin
State rank among 78 reporting Wisconsin colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Academy of Beauty Professionals | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $25,117 | #73 of 78 | 6th |
| 150%-time completion | 72.1% | #15 of 73 | 79th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37 | #76 of 78 | 3rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Wisconsin
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $89,070 | $22,453 |
| 2 | Marquette University | $78,257 | $31,487 |
| 3 | Bellin College | $76,222 | $37,408 |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | $73,792 | $17,354 |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $61,760 | $16,032 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $60,378 | $16,210 |
| 7 | Edgewood University | $59,728 | $26,113 |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $58,561 | $16,550 |
| 9 | Saint Norbert College | $58,363 | $26,172 |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | $58,084 | $17,490 |
| 11 | Carroll University | $58,009 | $15,193 |
| 12 | Carthage College | $56,950 | $26,565 |
| 73 | Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsThis school | $25,117 | - |
What students pay at Academy of Beauty Professionals rose +120.0% since 2016
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $9,740 in 2016 to $21,431 in 2021, a rise of $11,691 in nominal dollars.
5 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2016 · $9,7402021 · $21,431
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2016–2021). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
$19,104
Median Earnings (6yr)
21.2%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 72.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $19,104 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $25,117 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 21.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,333 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $67/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 54 | $30,611 | $9,833 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Academy of Beauty Professionals? ▼
Academy of Beauty Professionals is a private for-profit institution in Appleton, Wisconsin. Undergraduate enrollment is 37 students.
How much do Academy of Beauty Professionals former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Academy of Beauty Professionals who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $25,117 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $19,104.
What is the graduation rate at Academy of Beauty Professionals? ▼
Academy of Beauty Professionals has a 72.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Academy of Beauty Professionals worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Academy of Beauty Professionals is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $25,117 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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