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Boise Barber College

Boise, Idaho · Midsize city

2%
Transfer rate
$14,029
Avg net price
51%
Grad / completion
—
Median earnings

Boise Barber College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Boise, Idaho (midsize city setting), enrolling 104 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 104 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Boise, Idaho

Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. The origin of the name is uncertain. One account credits Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville of the U.S. Army as its source. After trekking for weeks through dry and rough terrain, his exploration party reached an overlook with a view of the Boise River Valley. Boise is a regional hub for jazz, theater, and indie music. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival is hosted in Boise each spring. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Boise, ID
To the ocean
382 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI) · major hub

How Boise Barber College compares

Graduation rate51%

Higher than 38% · #18 of 22 in Idaho

First-year retention89%

Higher than 80%

Average net price$14,029

Cheaper than 54% · #8 cheapest of 21 in Idaho

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment104

Larger than 29%

Percentiles compare Boise Barber College 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 Idaho.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

104undergrads
  • Women2221%
  • Men8279%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White35%
  • Black4.8%
  • Hispanic46%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
104
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
56%
First-generation students
61%
Students over 25
29%
Median family income
$17,605

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
$14,029

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
51%
First-year retention
89%
Transferred to another college
2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,842
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
—
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

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
$12,575
$30–48k
$12,617
$48–75k
$13,942
$75–110k
$18,122
$110k+
$18,122

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?

Boise Barber College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
11.5″
Annual snow
17.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.81.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boise Air Terminal, ID US station (2.4 mi from campus).

What Boise Barber College graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
58 grads$19k 1 yr$20k 5 yr$10k debt

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.