Private for-profit · Community college
Hays Academy of Hair Design
Hays, Kansas · Remote town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $14,612
- Avg net price
- 77%
- Grad / completion
- $23,712
- Median earnings
Hays Academy of Hair Design is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hays, Kansas (remote town setting), enrolling 83 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. Before American settlement of the area, the site of Hays was located near where the territories of the Arapaho, Kiowa, and Pawnee met. An established arts community supports several galleries in the city. The Hays Arts Council operates the Hays Arts Center Gallery, which displays the work of Kansas artists and sponsors exhibitions and competitions throughout the year. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 136 miles to Wichita, KS
- To Great Lakes shore
- 646 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Hays (HYS)
How Hays Academy of Hair Design compares
Higher than 73% · #6 of 45 in Kansas
Higher than 64%
Higher than 13% · #40 of 42 in Kansas
Cheaper than 52% · #30 cheapest of 46 in Kansas
Lower than 48%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 23%
Percentiles compare Hays Academy of Hair Design 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 Kansas.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White75%
- Black1.2%
- Hispanic17%
- Asian1.2%
- Other or multiracial6.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 83
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Students over 25
- 5%
- Median family income
- $24,157
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
- $14,612
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
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,139
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,712
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 41%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Hays Academy of Hair Design 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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $23,712
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 41%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 18%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 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
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 20°F
- Annual rain
- 24.8″
- Annual snow
- 12.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hays, KS US station (1.3 mi from campus).
What Hays Academy of Hair Design 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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- Transfer
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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.