10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Waupun, Wisconsin
Advanced College of Cosmetology
Advanced College of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Waupun, 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.
- 85.3%
- 150%-time completion
- $13,545
- Avg net price / yr
Town: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Advanced College of 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
B+
College Value Score
78/100
Advanced College of 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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$13,545
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
85.3%
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
$13,545
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
85.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 85.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Advanced College of 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.
Quick Facts
24
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
85.3%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Advanced College of Cosmetology ranks in Wisconsin
State rank among 78 reporting Wisconsin colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Advanced College of Cosmetology | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $13,545 | #24 of 71 | 66th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 85.3% | #5 of 73 | 93rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 24 | #77 of 78 | 1st |
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 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Advanced College of Cosmetology
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$11,944 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,008 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$13,210 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$16,840 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Advanced College of Cosmetology - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $13,545 |
42.5%
Pell Grant Rate
60.0%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Advanced College of Cosmetology rose +97.0% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $6,858 in 2013 to $13,510 in 2023, a rise of $6,652 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,8582023 · $13,510
Over the same years, enrollment went -33.3% (51 → 34 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
Outcomes
$21,050
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 85.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,050 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 15 | $36,524 | $11,110 |
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Private For-Profit institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Advanced College of Cosmetology cost? ▼
The average net price at Advanced College of Cosmetology is $13,545..
What is the graduation rate at Advanced College of Cosmetology? ▼
Advanced College of Cosmetology has a 85.3% 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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