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Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin

Elgin, Illinois · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate
$20,671
Avg net price
89%
Grad / completion
$35,650
Median earnings

Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Elgin, Illinois (midsize city setting), enrolling 138 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 138 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Elgin, Illinois

Elgin is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Thousands of militiamen and soldiers of Gen. Winfield Scott's army marched through the Fox River valley during the war, and accounts of the area's fertile soils and flowing springs soon filtered east. Elgin is home to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Other classical music groups include the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Master Chorale, and the Elgin Children's Chorus. Outdoor music can be heard at the Wing Park Bandshell. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
38 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
31 miles
Nearest airport
23 miles to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) · major hub

How Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin compares

Graduation rate89%

Higher than 89% · #11 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention85%

Higher than 73%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,650

Higher than 51% · #56 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$20,671

Cheaper than 30% · #95 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$7,307

Lower than 81%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment138

Larger than 35%

Percentiles compare Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin 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

138undergrads
  • Women13195%
  • Men75%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White38%
  • Black6.5%
  • Hispanic47%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial5.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
138
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$25,707

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
$20,671

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
89%
First-year retention
85%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,052
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,650
Median debt at graduation
$7,307
Students with federal loans
54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

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
$19,390
$30–48k
$19,020
$48–75k
$24,708
$75–110k
$22,680
$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.

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.

34%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,170
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 34% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,170. 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 32 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$35,650
Typical debt at graduation
$7,307
Debt vs. one year's pay
20%
Out-earn a HS grad
—

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
84°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
39.9″
Annual snow
32.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elgin, IL US station (3.8 mi from campus).

What Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
100 grads$20k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$9k debt

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.