Private for-profit · Community college
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology
Oswego, Illinois · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $19,050
- Avg net price
- 63%
- Grad / completion
- $23,412
- Median earnings
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Oswego, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 136 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Oswego, Illinois
Oswego is a village in Kendall and Will counties, Illinois, United States. In 1833, William Smith Wilson, his wife Rebecca, and his brother-in-law Daniel Pearce moved to the area now known as Oswego. In 1842, the federal government placed the land for sale at an established price of $1.25 an acre. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 40 miles to Chicago, IL
- To Great Lakes shore
- 41 miles
- Nearest airport
- 31 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub
How Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 52% · #53 of 122 in Illinois
Higher than 64%
Higher than 12% · #105 of 113 in Illinois
Cheaper than 36% · #84 cheapest of 123 in Illinois
Lower than 48%
Lower than 35%
Larger than 35%
Percentiles compare Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology 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 Illinois.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White41%
- Black12%
- Hispanic39%
- Other or multiracial8.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 136
- Student–faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 41%
- Median family income
- $24,346
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
- $19,050
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
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,166
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,412
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 38%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $23,412
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 42%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 19%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 16°F
- Annual rain
- 39.5″
- Annual snow
- 27.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aurora, IL US station (7.3 mi from campus).
What Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology graduates study — and earn
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.











