Private for-profit · Community college

Salem College of Hairstyling

Rolla, Missouri · Remote town

#5 best value in Missouri
0%
Transfer rate
$6,345
Avg net price
80%
Grad / completion
$18,275
Median earnings

Salem College of Hairstyling is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Rolla, Missouri (remote town setting), enrolling 31 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 31 undergradsRemote townCold winters

About Rolla, Missouri

Rolla is a city in and the county seat of Phelps County, Missouri, United States. In 1842, John Webber built the first house in what became the City of Rolla. Nine years later, railroad contractor Edmund Ward Bishop, considered to be the founder of Rolla, settled in the area. The state officially established Rolla as a town in 1858. Royal Canin, a major manufacturer of dog and cat food, operates a dry food plant in Rolla. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
76 miles to Columbia, MO
To Great Lakes shore
345 miles
Nearest airport
24 miles to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)

How Salem College of Hairstyling compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 77% · #22 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention25%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$18,275

Higher than 3% · #61 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$6,345

Cheaper than 85% · #5 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment31

Larger than 7%

Percentiles compare Salem College of Hairstyling 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 Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White94%
  • Black6.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
31
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
38%
Median family income
$9,394

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
$6,345

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
80%
First-year retention
25%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$15,719
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$18,275
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

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.

< $30k
$6,345
$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
89°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
47.4″
Annual snow
17.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rolla Missouri S&T, MO US station (1 mi from campus).

What Salem College of Hairstyling 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.