Private for-profit · Community college

Academy of Hair Design-Springfield

Springfield, Missouri · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate: $15,904
Avg net price: 64%
Grad / completion: $25,129
Median earnings

Academy of Hair Design-Springfield is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Springfield, Missouri (midsize city setting), enrolling 275 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 275 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. In the 1830s, the native Osage Nation, the Kickapoo from Indiana, and the Lenape (Delaware) from the mid-Atlantic coast had settled in this general area trying to evade encroachment by European Americans on their lands. Like many cities across the nation, Springfield has seen a resurgence in its downtown area. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to Springfield, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 438 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Springfield Branson National (SGF)

How Academy of Hair Design-Springfield compares

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 54% · #44 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention59%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,129

Higher than 19% · #52 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$15,904

Cheaper than 48% · #33 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment275

Larger than 51%

Percentiles compare Academy of Hair Design-Springfield with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women16560%
Men11040%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White56%
Black11%
Hispanic24%
Asian1.1%
Other or multiracial8.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 275
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 61%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 55%
Median family income: $19,822

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $15,904

Outcomes

Graduated: 64%
First-year retention: 59%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $21,250
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $25,129
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 71%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$13,897

$30–48k

$12,471

$48–75k

$16,595

$75–110k

$19,203

$110k+

$19,786

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$675

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $675. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 229 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $25,129
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 38%
Out-earn a HS grad: 19%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$26,692

Men

$19,134

Women out-earn men by $7,558 (40%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 88°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 46.5″
Annual snow: 13.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield Wbo, MO US station (2.5 mi from campus).

What Academy of Hair Design-Springfield graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

187 grads$22k 1 yr$24k 5 yr$11k debt

187$21,574$23,599$10,667

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.