Private for-profit · Community college
Staunton School of Cosmetology
Staunton, Virginia · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $9,504
- Avg net price
- 71%
- Grad / completion
- $22,660
- Median earnings
Staunton School of Cosmetology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Staunton, Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 24 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Staunton, Virginia
Staunton is an independent city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. Surveyor Thomas Lewis in 1746 laid out the first town plat for Beverley of what was originally called Beverley's Mill Place. Founded in 1747, it was renamed in honor of Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife to Royal Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Gooch. Staunton is home to the American Shakespeare Center, a theatrical company centered at the Blackfriars Playhouse, a replica of Shakespeare's Blackfriars Theatre. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 77 miles to Roanoke, VA
- To the ocean
- 95 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Shenandoah Valley (SHD)
How Staunton School of Cosmetology compares
Higher than 64% · #21 of 65 in Virginia
Higher than 95%
Higher than 11% · #58 of 62 in Virginia
Cheaper than 72% · #24 cheapest of 61 in Virginia
Lower than 73%
Larger than 4%
Percentiles compare Staunton School 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 Virginia.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White71%
- Black13%
- Hispanic13%
- Other or multiracial4.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 24
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 69%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 40%
- Median family income
- $23,649
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
- $9,504
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
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,783
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,660
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 81%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 40%
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,346. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 23 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 25°F
- Annual rain
- 40.6″
- Annual snow
- 21.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Staunton Wtp, VA US station (1.5 mi from campus).
What Staunton School 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.