Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Venus Beauty Academy

Aston, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$16,491
Avg net price
85%
Grad / completion
$22,727
Median earnings

Venus Beauty Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Aston, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 56 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 56 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Aston, Pennsylvania

Aston Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Prior to 1687, Aston was known as Northley. Edward Carter, who was the constable of the township, changed the name from Northley to Aston in remembrance of his old home of Aston in Oxfordshire, England. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Venus Beauty Academy compares

Graduation rate85%

Higher than 84% · #32 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention98%

Higher than 90%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$22,727

Higher than 11% · #131 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$16,491

Cheaper than 45% · #56 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$7,388

Lower than 81%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment56

Larger than 15%

Percentiles compare Venus Beauty Academy 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 Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

56undergrads
  • Women5293%
  • Men47%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black20%
  • Hispanic3.6%
  • Asian1.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
56
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
61%
Students over 25
34%
Median family income
$19,300

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
$16,491

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
85%
First-year retention
98%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$18,877
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$22,727
Median debt at graduation
$7,388
Students with federal loans
48%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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
$14,744
$30–48k
$16,246
$48–75k
$17,428
$75–110k
$20,601
$110k+
$20,444

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.

44%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$419
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $419. 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 80 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)
$22,727
Typical debt at graduation
$7,388
Debt vs. one year's pay
33%
Out-earn a HS grad
29%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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
89°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
41.6″
Annual snow
12″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marcus Hook, PA US station (2.1 mi from campus).

What Venus Beauty Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
73 grads$8k 1 yr$18k 5 yr$11k 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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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Transfer
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Hanover, Pennsylvania · Small city · 32 mi to Harrisburg

Students
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Tuition
—
Transfer
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Earnings
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 5 mi to Pittsburgh

Students
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Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
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For-profit

York, Pennsylvania · Midsize suburb · 20 mi to Lancaster

Students
90
Tuition
—
Transfer
0%
Earnings
$24k

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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.