Private for-profit · Community college

Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology

Bowling Green, Kentucky · Small city

#2 graduation rate in Kentucky
0%
Transfer rate
$16,140
Avg net price
83%
Grad / completion
$14,602
Median earnings

Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Bowling Green, Kentucky (small city setting), enrolling 56 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 56 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. By 1778, settlers established McFadden's Station on the north bank of the Barren River. Genealogical materials, published works, manuscripts and folk life information. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
327 miles
Nearest airport
59 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub

How Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 82% · #2 of 46 in Kentucky

First-year retention93%

Higher than 85%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$14,602

Higher than 1% · #40 of 40 in Kentucky

Average net price$16,140

Cheaper than 46% · #25 cheapest of 50 in Kentucky

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment56

Larger than 15%

Percentiles compare Lindsey Institute 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 Kentucky.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White93%
  • Black1.8%
  • Hispanic5.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
56
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
16%
First-generation students
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$24,746

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
$16,140

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
83%
First-year retention
93%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,835
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$14,602
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
28%
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.

< $30k
$16,140
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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?

Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology 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
90°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
50.1″
Annual snow
8.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bowling Green Warren CO AP, KY US station (1.2 mi from campus).

What Lindsey Institute 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.