Private for-profit · Community college

San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc

San Francisco, California · Large city

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Transfer rate: $18,333
Avg net price: 87%
Grad / completion: $32,926
Median earnings

San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in San Francisco, California (large city setting), enrolling 167 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 167 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About San Francisco, California

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States. The earliest archeological evidence of human habitation in the area dates to 3000 BCE. The Ohlone name for San Francisco was Ahwaste, meaning "place at the bay". Although the Financial District, Union Square, and Fisherman's Wharf are well known around the world, San Francisco is also characterized by its numerous culturally rich streetscapes featuring mixed-use neighborhoods anchored around central commercial corridors to which residents and visitors alike can walk. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 1 mile to San Francisco, CA
To the ocean: 1 mile
Nearest airport: 11 miles to Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) · major hub

How San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc compares

Graduation rate87%

Higher than 86% · #62 of 382 in California

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,926

Higher than 42% · #231 of 326 in California

Average net price$18,333

Cheaper than 38% · #185 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment167

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc 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 California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women14788%
Men2012%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White21%
Black15%
Hispanic40%
Asian12%
Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 167
Student–faculty ratio: 11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 41%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 56%
Median family income: $23,345

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: $18,333

Outcomes

Graduated: 87%
First-year retention: 100%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $23,312
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,926
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 36%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 56%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $150

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

$17,693

$30–48k

$17,552

$48–75k

$19,219

$75–110k

$21,319

$110k+

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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?

San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc 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): $32,926
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 19%
Out-earn a HS grad: 53%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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: 70°F
Winter low: 47°F
Annual rain: 22.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Francisco Dwtn, CA US station (1.2 mi from campus).

What San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

180 grads$19k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$11k debt

180$19,002$28,410$10,556

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.