10-yr median earnings
$20,809
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Washington, District of Columbia
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC is a private for-profit institution in Washington, District of Columbia. 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.
- 61.3%
- 150%-time completion
- $17,528
- Avg net price / yr
- $20,809
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 4th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 61.3%
- 150%-time completion
- -30%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC 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
D
College Value Score
46/100
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC
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
$20,809
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,528
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
61.3%
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
$17,528
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
61.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 61.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC 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-Washington DC 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-Washington DC: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$20,809 4th percentile higher than 4% 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-Washington DC | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,809 | #4903 of 5103 | 4th |
| Average net price | $17,528 | #2585 of 5020 | 49th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 61.3% | #2103 of 4858 | 57th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 117 | #4187 of 5462 | 23rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
117
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
61.3%
150%-time completion
$20,809
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC ranks in District of Columbia
State rank among 17 reporting District of Columbia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,809 | #17 of 17 | 0th |
| Average net price | $17,528 | #5 of 13 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 61.3% | #9 of 15 | 40th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 117 | #16 of 19 | 16th |
Highest former-student earnings in District of Columbia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown University | $103,494 | $40,815 |
| 2 | George Washington University | $90,873 | $36,586 |
| 3 | American University | $77,370 | $41,943 |
| 4 | The Catholic University of America | $73,250 | $29,561 |
| 5 | Howard University | $63,066 | $50,539 |
| 6 | Arizona State University - Washington D.C. | $62,668 | - |
| 7 | The Chicago School at Washington DC | $56,899 | - |
| 8 | Trinity Washington University | $53,804 | $9,302 |
| 9 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas | $46,441 | $27,320 |
| 10 | University of the District of Columbia | $44,236 | $10,648 |
| 11 | Gallaudet University | $43,101 | $15,845 |
| 12 | ECPI University-Manassas | $42,837 | - |
| 17 | The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCThis school | $20,809 | $17,528 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $17,528 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $17,528 |
16.6%
Pell Grant Rate
17.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
$29,764
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 61.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $29,764 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $20,809 |
| 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 | 88 | $30,814 | $8,028 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC? ▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC is a private for-profit institution in Washington, District of Columbia. Undergraduate enrollment is 117 students.
How much do The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $20,809 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,764.
How much does The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC cost? ▼
The average net price at The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC is $17,528.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC? ▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC has a 61.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $20,809 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% 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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