Private for-profit · Community college
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,814
- Avg net price
- 60%
- Grad / completion
- $31,497
- Median earnings
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fargo, North Dakota (midsize city setting), enrolling 95 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Historically part of Sioux (Dakota) territory, the area that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats traversing the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The Winter Carnival in Fargo is a tradition that began in 1928. The annual Downtown Fargo Street Fair, a vibrant celebration that brings together an array of arts, crafts, and culinary experiences, contributes significantly to the city's cultural richness. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Fargo, ND
- To Great Lakes shore
- 224 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Hector (FAR)
How The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo compares
Higher than 49% · #5 of 16 in North Dakota
Higher than 86%
Higher than 37% · #8 of 14 in North Dakota
Cheaper than 37% · #14 cheapest of 15 in North Dakota
Lower than 29%
Lower than 73%
Larger than 27%
Percentiles compare The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo 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 North Dakota.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White79%
- Black5.3%
- Hispanic5.3%
- Asian1.1%
- Other or multiracial9.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 95
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 18%
- Median family income
- $49,358
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
- $18,814
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
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,723
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,497
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,000
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 59%
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.
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?
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo 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)
- $31,497
- Typical debt at graduation
- $12,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 38%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 40%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- -2°F
- Annual rain
- 24.4″
- Annual snow
- 51.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fargo 3S, ND US station (3.6 mi from campus).
What The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo 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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