10-yr median earnings
$35,089
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · San Fernando, California
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in San Fernando, California. 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.
- 58.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $24,340
- Avg net price / yr
- $35,089
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 33rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 58.7%
- 150%-time completion
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology 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
F
College Value Score
36/100
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology
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
$35,089
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,340
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
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
$24,340
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
58.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology 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 Esthetics and Cosmetology 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 Esthetics and Cosmetology: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$35,089 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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 Esthetics and Cosmetology | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,089 | #3444 of 5103 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $24,340 | #3842 of 5020 | 23rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.7% | #2318 of 4858 | 52nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 30 | #5206 of 5462 | 5th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
30
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
58.7%
150%-time completion
$35,089
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,089 | #369 of 493 | 25th |
| Average net price | $24,340 | #305 of 495 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.7% | #274 of 483 | 43rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 30 | #535 of 553 | 3rd |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 369 | Academy of Esthetics and CosmetologyThis school | $35,089 | $24,340 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $24,340 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $23,823 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $25,115 |
70.2%
Pell Grant Rate
66.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $9,747 to $18,458 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +55.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$9,747
Highest year
$18,458
Most recent (2023)
$18,458
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,8632023 · $18,458
Over the same years, enrollment went +21.7% (23 → 28 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
65.9%
Female
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 58.7% |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $35,089 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 29 | $27,889 | $5,263 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology? ▼
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in San Fernando, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 30 students.
How much do Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,089 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates.
How much does Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology cost? ▼
The average net price at Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology is $24,340..
What is the graduation rate at Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology? ▼
Academy of Esthetics and Cosmetology has a 58.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
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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