10-yr median earnings
$31,370
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Bismarck, North Dakota
The Hair Academy
The Hair Academy is a private for-profit institution in Bismarck, North Dakota. Former students earn a median of $31,370 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $14,950/yr — 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.
- 78.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $14,950
- Avg net price / yr
- $31,370
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
The Hair Academy posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 23rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 78.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +8%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
The Hair Academy is a private for-profit institution in Bismarck, North Dakota enrolling 65 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,370 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $14,950. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The Hair Academy
The Hair Academy operates as a private for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota (city: small), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 65 students. 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.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. 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; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
54/100
The Hair 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
$31,370
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$14,950
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
78.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,630
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
$14,950
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
78.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 78.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Hair 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 The Hair 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.
The Hair Academy: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$31,370 Top 77% higher than 23% 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
Quick Facts
65
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
78.4%
150%-time completion
$31,370
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,950 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $12,829 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $14,296 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $18,579 |
| Over $110,000 | $20,224 |
43.6%
Pell Grant Rate
50.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,630
Median Debt
$123/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at The Hair Academy swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,523 to $16,796 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +33.6%, 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
$10,523
Highest year
$16,796
Most recent (2023)
$15,739
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,7832023 · $15,739
Over the same years, enrollment went +24.4% (45 → 56 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
78.4%
150%-Time Completion
$28,950
Median Earnings (6yr)
$31,370
Median Earnings (10yr)
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 36 | $36,244 | $11,344 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for The Hair Academy? ▼
The Hair Academy is a private for-profit institution in Bismarck, North Dakota. Undergraduate enrollment is 65 students.
How much do The Hair Academy former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The Hair Academy who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,370 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,950.
How much does The Hair Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at The Hair Academy is $14,950.. Median student debt at graduation is $11,630.
What is the graduation rate at The Hair Academy? ▼
The Hair Academy has a 78.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is The Hair Academy worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The Hair Academy is $11,630, while former students earn a median of $31,370 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 37% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $123.
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).
What this means for The Hair Academy
- The Hair Academy's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 23rd percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $14,950 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
- See how this school compares to every other college in North Dakota.Browse North Dakota
For-profit Scorecard figures are Title-IV cohort history — verify current program costs, accreditation, and repayment outcomes with the school and official aid tools.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.