Bos-Man's Barber College
For-profit College in Shreveport, LA.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Bos-Man's Barber College admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. Only 19 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. A 100% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
The federal six-year graduation rate is not published here — typically because the entering cohort this measure follows is too small or too atypical to report. Treat completion as unknown rather than assuming either direction. First-year retention of 89% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 12:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a for-profit short-program school. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 68 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 68 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,717 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $11,872 at $0–30k, $12,928 at $48–75k. Grant aid is widespread — 97% of students receive it, averaging $7,395. Most students borrow — 97% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 6 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,872 |
| $30–48k | $12,717 |
| $48–75k | $12,928 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 66 of these 68 students, totalling $489,918 — an average of $7,423 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Caddo Parish) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)