10-yr median earnings
$26,459
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Opelousas, Louisiana
Opelousas School of Cosmetology
Opelousas School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Opelousas, Louisiana. 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.
- 18.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $13,081
- Avg net price / yr
- $26,459
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Opelousas School of Cosmetology posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 14th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 18.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +45%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Opelousas School 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
F
College Value Score
28/100
Opelousas School 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 F
$26,459
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$13,081
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
18.2%
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
$13,081
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
18.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 18.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Opelousas School 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.
How Opelousas School of 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.
Opelousas School of Cosmetology: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$26,459 14th percentile higher than 14% 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 | Opelousas School of Cosmetology | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,459 | #4388 of 5103 | 14th |
| Average net price | $13,081 | #1722 of 5020 | 66th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 18.2% | #4721 of 4858 | 3rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37 | #5106 of 5462 | 7th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
37
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
18.2%
150%-time completion
$26,459
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Opelousas School of Cosmetology ranks in Louisiana
State rank among 94 reporting Louisiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Opelousas School of Cosmetology | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,459 | #64 of 94 | 32nd |
| Average net price | $13,081 | #37 of 97 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 18.2% | #89 of 93 | 4th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37 | #93 of 104 | 11th |
Highest former-student earnings in Louisiana
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Louisiana | $92,405 | $30,791 |
| 2 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | $78,495 | - |
| 3 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology | $75,071 | - |
| 4 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | $74,671 | - |
| 5 | ITI Technical College | $68,342 | $20,850 |
| 6 | Tulane University of Louisiana | $63,268 | $39,949 |
| 7 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $61,251 | $19,151 |
| 8 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | $59,419 | $18,552 |
| 9 | The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana | $56,899 | - |
| 10 | Loyola University New Orleans | $52,927 | $23,696 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | $52,279 | $11,864 |
| 12 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $52,184 | $17,127 |
| 64 | Opelousas School of CosmetologyThis school | $26,459 | $13,081 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $13,081 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $13,081 |
71.7%
Pell Grant Rate
52.2%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Opelousas School of Cosmetology rose +67.5% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $10,089 in 2013 to $16,904 in 2023, a rise of $6,815 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 · $10,0892023 · $16,904
Over the same years, enrollment went -28.6% (14 → 10 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
$18,228
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 18.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $18,228 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $26,459 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 14 | $24,451 | $5,797 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Opelousas School of Cosmetology? ▼
Opelousas School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Opelousas, Louisiana. Undergraduate enrollment is 37 students.
How much do Opelousas School of Cosmetology former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Opelousas School of Cosmetology who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $26,459 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $18,228.
How much does Opelousas School of Cosmetology cost? ▼
The average net price at Opelousas School of Cosmetology is $13,081..
What is the graduation rate at Opelousas School of Cosmetology? ▼
Opelousas School of Cosmetology has a 18.2% 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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