Private for-profit · Community college

Phipps Academy of Barbering

Richton Park, Illinois · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$17,509
Avg net price
76%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

Phipps Academy of Barbering is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Richton Park, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 39 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 39 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Richton Park, Illinois

Richton Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a south suburb of Chicago. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
27 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
18 miles
Nearest airport
18 miles to Gary/Chicago (GYY)

How Phipps Academy of Barbering compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 71% · #29 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Average net price$17,509

Cheaper than 41% · #80 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment39

Larger than 10%

Percentiles compare Phipps Academy of Barbering 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 gender

39undergrads
  • Women821%
  • Men3179%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White7.7%
  • Black90%
  • Hispanic2.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
39
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
100%
First-generation students
45%
Students over 25
50%
Median family income
$10,642

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
$17,509

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
76%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
100%

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
$17,509
$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.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
42.1″
Annual snow
28.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Park Forest, IL US station (1.5 mi from campus).

What Phipps Academy of Barbering 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.