10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Ripley, Mississippi
Fosters Cosmetology College
Fosters Cosmetology College is a private for-profit institution in Ripley, Mississippi. 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.
- 86.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $18,334
- Avg net price / yr
Rural: Remote
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Fosters Cosmetology College 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
68/100
Fosters Cosmetology College
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 D
$18,334
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
86.0%
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
$18,334
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
86.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 86.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Fosters Cosmetology College 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
23
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
86.0%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Fosters Cosmetology College ranks in Mississippi
State rank among 49 reporting Mississippi colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Fosters Cosmetology College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $18,334 | #37 of 49 | 24th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 86.0% | #1 of 42 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 23 | #49 of 51 | 4th |
Highest former-student earnings in Mississippi
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millsaps College | $53,848 | $26,034 |
| 2 | Mississippi State University | $51,513 | $17,595 |
| 3 | University of Mississippi | $50,994 | $13,314 |
| 4 | University of Mississippi Medical Center | $50,994 | - |
| 5 | Mississippi Christian University | $47,485 | $27,712 |
| 6 | Belhaven University | $46,440 | $15,676 |
| 7 | Mississippi University for Women | $46,128 | $12,411 |
| 8 | University of Southern Mississippi | $44,140 | $21,708 |
| 9 | William Carey University | $43,087 | $14,258 |
| 10 | Delta State University | $41,991 | $13,540 |
| 11 | Blue Mountain Christian University | $40,421 | $24,016 |
| 12 | Strayer University-Mississippi | $40,092 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $18,334 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $18,028 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $20,170 |
80.0%
Pell Grant Rate
63.3%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Fosters Cosmetology College rose +109.0% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $8,708 in 2013 to $18,199 in 2023, a rise of $9,491 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,7082023 · $18,199
Over the same years, enrollment went -31.3% (32 → 22 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
37.7%
Female
44.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$23,011
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 86.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $23,011 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 25 | - | - |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Fosters Cosmetology College cost? ▼
The average net price at Fosters Cosmetology College is $18,334..
What is the graduation rate at Fosters Cosmetology College? ▼
Fosters Cosmetology College has a 86.0% 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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