10-yr median earnings
$35,839
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Scottsdale, Arizona
Penrose Academy
Penrose Academy is a private for-profit institution in Scottsdale, Arizona. 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.
- 88.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $22,586
- Avg net price / yr
- $35,839
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Penrose Academy posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 34th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 88.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +11%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Penrose Academy 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
59/100
Penrose Academy
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
$35,839
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$22,586
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
88.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
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
$22,586
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
88.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 88.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Penrose Academy 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 Penrose Academy 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.
Penrose Academy: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$35,839 34th percentile higher than 34% 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 | Penrose Academy | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,839 | #3356 of 5103 | 34th |
| Average net price | $22,586 | #3568 of 5020 | 29th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.8% | #272 of 4858 | 94th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 403 | #3028 of 5462 | 45th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
403
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
88.8%
150%-time completion
$35,839
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Penrose Academy ranks in Arizona
State rank among 99 reporting Arizona colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Penrose Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,839 | #70 of 99 | 29th |
| Average net price | $22,586 | #58 of 87 | 33rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.8% | #3 of 85 | 96th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 403 | #60 of 98 | 39th |
Highest former-student earnings in Arizona
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Arizona | $92,405 | $40,096 |
| 2 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | $84,131 | $40,287 |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 4 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 5 | Alliant International University - Phoenix | $66,666 | - |
| 6 | Jersey College - Tucson | $66,087 | - |
| 7 | Jersey College - Mesa | $66,087 | - |
| 8 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | $62,668 | $14,967 |
| 9 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | $62,668 | - |
| 10 | Arizona State University-West Valley | $62,668 | - |
| 11 | Arizona State University-Polytechnic | $62,668 | - |
| 12 | Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | $62,668 | - |
| 70 | Penrose AcademyThis school | $35,839 | $22,586 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Penrose Academy
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$22,329 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$23,270 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$23,039 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Penrose Academy - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $22,586 |
21.4%
Pell Grant Rate
35.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Penrose Academy swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,339 to $23,650 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +58.7%, 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
$14,339
Highest year
$23,650
Most recent (2023)
$23,650
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,9062023 · $23,650
Over the same years, enrollment went +120.3% (177 → 390 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
96.2%
Female
41.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$32,256
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 88.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $32,256 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $35,839 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,333 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $67/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 325 | $32,738 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Penrose Academy? ▼
Penrose Academy is a private for-profit institution in Scottsdale, Arizona. Undergraduate enrollment is 403 students.
How much do Penrose Academy former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Penrose Academy who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,839 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $32,256.
How much does Penrose Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at Penrose Academy is $22,586.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Penrose Academy? ▼
Penrose Academy has a 88.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Penrose Academy worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Penrose Academy is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $35,839 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 18% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.
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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