10-yr median earnings
$21,777
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Riverside, California
Salon Success Academy-Riverside
Salon Success Academy-Riverside is a private for-profit institution in Riverside, California. 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.
- 80.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $15,423
- Avg net price / yr
- $21,777
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Salon Success Academy-Riverside posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 5th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 80.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +28%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Salon Success Academy-Riverside 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
50/100
Salon Success Academy-Riverside
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
$21,777
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,423
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$11,884
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
$15,423
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Salon Success Academy-Riverside 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 Salon Success Academy-Riverside 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.
Salon Success Academy-Riverside: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$21,777 5th percentile higher than 5% 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 | Salon Success Academy-Riverside | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $21,777 | #4839 of 5103 | 5th |
| Average net price | $15,423 | #2176 of 5020 | 57th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.8% | #663 of 4858 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 164 | #3856 of 5462 | 29th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
164
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.8%
150%-time completion
$21,777
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Salon Success Academy-Riverside ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Salon Success Academy-Riverside | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $21,777 | #471 of 493 | 4th |
| Average net price | $15,423 | #187 of 495 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.8% | #96 of 483 | 80th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 164 | #394 of 553 | 29th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 471 | Salon Success Academy-RiversideThis school | $21,777 | $15,423 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Salon Success Academy-Riverside
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,865 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,937 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,800 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Salon Success Academy-Riverside - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $15,423 |
64.1%
Pell Grant Rate
61.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,884
Median Debt
$126/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Salon Success Academy-Riverside costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +18.3% over 10 years, from $11,066 to $13,095 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,0662023 · $13,095
Over the same years, enrollment went +476.7% (30 → 173 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
70.8%
Female
63.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$17,045
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 80.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $17,045 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $21,777 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,884 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $126/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 78 | $22,601 | $12,127 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Salon Success Academy-Riverside? ▼
Salon Success Academy-Riverside is a private for-profit institution in Riverside, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 164 students.
How much do Salon Success Academy-Riverside former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Salon Success Academy-Riverside who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $21,777 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $17,045.
How much does Salon Success Academy-Riverside cost? ▼
The average net price at Salon Success Academy-Riverside is $15,423.. Median student debt at graduation is $11,884.
What is the graduation rate at Salon Success Academy-Riverside? ▼
Salon Success Academy-Riverside has a 80.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Salon Success Academy-Riverside worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Salon Success Academy-Riverside is $11,884, while former students earn a median of $21,777 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 55% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $126.
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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