Montana Academy of Salons

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Montana Academy of Salons

Montana Academy of Salons operates as a private for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 126 students of which 265 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Montana Academy of Salons is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,935 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,833, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 71.1% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $28,841 ten years after enrolling, compared with $21,826 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 11400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.