10-yr median earnings
$23,641
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Rapid City, South Dakota
The Salon Professional Academy
The Salon Professional Academy is a private for-profit institution in Rapid City, South Dakota. 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.
- 79.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $18,146
- Avg net price / yr
- $23,641
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
The Salon Professional Academy posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 8th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 79.2%
- 150%-time completion
- -7%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The Salon Professional 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
52/100
The Salon Professional 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
$23,641
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,146
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
79.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
65.0%
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
$18,146
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
79.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 79.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Salon Professional 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 Salon Professional 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 Salon Professional Academy: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$23,641 8th percentile higher than 8% 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 | The Salon Professional Academy | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $23,641 | #4685 of 5103 | 8th |
| Average net price | $18,146 | #2710 of 5020 | 46th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 79.2% | #771 of 4858 | 84th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 80 | #4556 of 5462 | 17th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
80
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
79.2%
150%-time completion
$23,641
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How The Salon Professional Academy ranks in South Dakota
State rank among 21 reporting South Dakota colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The Salon Professional Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $23,641 | #19 of 21 | 10th |
| Average net price | $18,146 | #11 of 21 | 48th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 79.2% | #3 of 21 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 80 | #22 of 24 | 8th |
Highest former-student earnings in South Dakota
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $72,257 | $20,183 |
| 2 | Augustana University | $59,217 | $23,894 |
| 3 | South Dakota State University | $55,070 | $19,841 |
| 4 | University of Sioux Falls | $54,521 | $21,383 |
| 5 | Dakota Wesleyan University | $53,728 | $19,735 |
| 6 | University of South Dakota | $51,926 | $19,858 |
| 7 | Dakota State University | $50,970 | $21,057 |
| 8 | Mitchell Technical College | $50,743 | $13,460 |
| 9 | Mount Marty University | $48,179 | $22,227 |
| 10 | Northern State University | $47,618 | $15,812 |
| 11 | Southeast Technical College | $46,709 | $17,400 |
| 12 | Black Hills State University | $46,674 | $15,911 |
| 19 | The Salon Professional AcademyThis school | $23,641 | $18,146 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at The Salon Professional Academy
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,704 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,512 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$22,275 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,508 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at The Salon Professional Academy - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $18,146 |
43.3%
Pell Grant Rate
46.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,500
Median Debt
$90/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at The Salon Professional Academy rose +83.6% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $8,363 in 2013 to $15,357 in 2023, a rise of $6,994 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 · $8,3632023 · $15,357
Over the same years, enrollment went -42.0% (112 → 65 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
46.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$25,321
Median Earnings (6yr)
31.1%
Earning Over $25K
65.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 79.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $25,321 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $23,641 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 31.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 65.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $90/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 32 | $35,291 | $9,835 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for The Salon Professional Academy? ▼
The Salon Professional Academy is a private for-profit institution in Rapid City, South Dakota. Undergraduate enrollment is 80 students.
How much do The Salon Professional Academy former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The Salon Professional Academy who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $23,641 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $25,321.
How much does The Salon Professional Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at The Salon Professional Academy is $18,146.. Median student debt at graduation is $8,500.
What is the graduation rate at The Salon Professional Academy? ▼
The Salon Professional Academy has a 79.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is The Salon Professional Academy worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The Salon Professional Academy is $8,500, while former students earn a median of $23,641 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 65.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $90.
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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