Private for-profit · Community college
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,673
- Avg net price
- 81%
- Grad / completion
- $25,803
- Median earnings
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Des Moines, Iowa (large suburb setting), enrolling 74 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. Des Moines takes its name from Fort Des Moines (1843–46), which was named for the Des Moines River. This was adopted from the name given by French colonists. The City of Des Moines is a cultural center for Iowa and home to several art and history museums and performing arts groups. The Des Moines Performing Arts routinely hosts touring Broadway shows and other live professional theater. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 5 miles to Des Moines, IA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 306 miles
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Des Moines (DSM) · major hub
How Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines compares
Higher than 79% · #11 of 39 in Iowa
Higher than 7%
Higher than 20% · #33 of 38 in Iowa
Cheaper than 59% · #17 cheapest of 39 in Iowa
Lower than 90%
Lower than 78%
Larger than 21%
Percentiles compare Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines 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 Iowa.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women6993%
- Men57%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White89%
- Black4.0%
- Hispanic4.0%
- Asian1.4%
- Other or multiracial1.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 74
- Student–faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
- First-generation students
- 58%
- Students over 25
- 34%
- Median family income
- $21,820
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
- $12,673
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
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 44%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,884
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $25,803
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 30%
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)
- $25,803
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 25%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 20%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 14°F
- Annual rain
- 36.5″
- Annual snow
- 36.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Des Moines Intl AP, IA US station (7 mi from campus).
What Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines 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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Earnings
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- Transfer
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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La James International College-Johnston
Johnston, Iowa · Large suburb · 8 mi to Des Moines
- Students
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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La James International College-Davenport
Davenport, Iowa · Midsize city · 63 mi to Cedar Rapids
- Students
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Earnings
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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.