10-yr median earnings
$16,941
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Fort Smith, Arkansas
Academy of Salon and Spa
Academy of Salon and Spa is a private for-profit institution in Fort Smith, Arkansas. 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.
- 75.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $14,252
- Avg net price / yr
- $16,941
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Academy of Salon and Spa posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 1st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 75.7%
- 150%-time completion
- -1%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Academy of Salon and Spa 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
55/100
Academy of Salon and Spa
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
$16,941
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,252
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
75.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$4,833
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
$14,252
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
75.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 75.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Academy of Salon and Spa 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 Salon and Spa 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 Salon and Spa: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$16,941 1st percentile higher than 1% 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 Salon and Spa | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $16,941 | #5042 of 5103 | 1st |
| Average net price | $14,252 | #1940 of 5020 | 61st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.7% | #975 of 4858 | 80th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 52 | #4897 of 5462 | 10th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
52
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
75.7%
150%-time completion
$16,941
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Academy of Salon and Spa ranks in Arkansas
State rank among 72 reporting Arkansas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Academy of Salon and Spa | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $16,941 | #68 of 72 | 6th |
| Average net price | $14,252 | #38 of 70 | 46th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.7% | #4 of 67 | 94th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 52 | #66 of 74 | 11th |
Highest former-student earnings in Arkansas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Regional School of Nursing | $73,975 | - |
| 2 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $73,827 | - |
| 3 | University of Arkansas Grantham | $63,496 | $8,370 |
| 4 | Baptist Health College Little Rock | $62,244 | $25,454 |
| 5 | Hendrix College | $60,376 | $24,149 |
| 6 | University of Arkansas | $58,191 | $18,209 |
| 7 | John Brown University | $53,907 | $20,397 |
| 8 | Harding University | $52,876 | $22,130 |
| 9 | Ouachita Baptist University | $51,673 | $22,409 |
| 10 | Central Baptist College | $46,789 | $12,287 |
| 11 | University of Central Arkansas | $45,938 | $16,511 |
| 12 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $45,265 | $17,248 |
| 68 | Academy of Salon and SpaThis school | $16,941 | $14,252 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Academy of Salon and Spa
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,852 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$11,228 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,510 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Academy of Salon and Spa - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,252 |
66.4%
Pell Grant Rate
53.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$4,833
Median Debt
$51/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Academy of Salon and Spa swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,054 to $17,484 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -9.8%, 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
$10,054
Highest year
$17,484
Most recent (2023)
$14,155
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,6962023 · $14,155
Over the same years, enrollment went +8.0% (75 → 81 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
50.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$17,132
Median Earnings (6yr)
15.8%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 75.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $17,132 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $16,941 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 15.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $4,833 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $51/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 40 | $18,363 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Academy of Salon and Spa? ▼
Academy of Salon and Spa is a private for-profit institution in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Undergraduate enrollment is 52 students.
How much do Academy of Salon and Spa former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Academy of Salon and Spa who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $16,941 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $17,132.
How much does Academy of Salon and Spa cost? ▼
The average net price at Academy of Salon and Spa is $14,252.. Median student debt at graduation is $4,833.
What is the graduation rate at Academy of Salon and Spa? ▼
Academy of Salon and Spa has a 75.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Academy of Salon and Spa worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Academy of Salon and Spa is $4,833, while former students earn a median of $16,941 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $51.
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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