Private for-profit · Community college
Vaughn Beauty College
Aberdeen, Mississippi · Distant rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $12,020
- Avg net price
- 44%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Vaughn Beauty College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Aberdeen, Mississippi (distant rural setting), enrolling 63 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Aberdeen, Mississippi
Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. In 1540, Hernando DeSoto's expedition was the first occasion that Europeans traveled through the vicinity of Aberdeen. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 102 miles to Birmingham, AL
- To the ocean
- 215 miles
- Nearest airport
- 26 miles to Golden Triangle (GTR)
How Vaughn Beauty College compares
Higher than 31% · #23 of 33 in Mississippi
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 62% · #20 cheapest of 34 in Mississippi
Lower than 62%
Larger than 18%
Percentiles compare Vaughn Beauty College 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 Mississippi.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White65%
- Black32%
- Hispanic1.6%
- Asian1.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 63
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 40%
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
- $12,020
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
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 15%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 31°F
- Annual rain
- 54.3″
- Annual snow
- 0.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aberdeen, MS US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Vaughn Beauty College 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.