Private for-profit · Community college

University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts

Springfield, Illinois · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: $16,000
Avg net price: 64%
Grad / completion: $27,084
Median earnings

University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Springfield, Illinois (midsize city setting), enrolling 164 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 164 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. The land that Springfield now occupies was visited first by trappers and fur traders who came to the Sangamon River in 1818. Springfield has been home to a wide array of individuals who, in one way or another, contributed to the broader American culture. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to Springfield, IL
To Great Lakes shore: 177 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Abraham Lincoln Capital (SPI)

How University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts compares

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 53% · #48 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention74%

Higher than 52%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,084

Higher than 24% · #87 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$16,000

Cheaper than 47% · #74 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$4,584

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment164

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts 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

Women14488%
Men2012%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White64%
Black23%
Hispanic3.7%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial7.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 164
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 47%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 58%
Median family income: $21,980

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 65 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Illinois100%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts draws overwhelmingly from Illinois.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $16,000

Outcomes

Graduated: 64%
First-year retention: 74%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,853
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $27,084
Median debt at graduation: $4,584
Students with federal loans: 49%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 46%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$14,827

$30–48k

$15,111

$48–75k

$16,346

$75–110k

$21,024

$110k+

$21,024

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.

30%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$316

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 30% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $316. 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 64 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): $27,084
Typical debt at graduation: $4,584
Debt vs. one year's pay: 17%
Out-earn a HS grad: 23%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 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: 86°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 40.5″
Annual snow: 21.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield #2, IL US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

89 grads$21k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$6k debt

89$21,114$28,131$5,500 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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.