Capitol Beauty School
For-profit College in Omaha, NE. Six-year graduation rate 87%. Median 10-year earnings $31,349.
Students who entered Capitol Beauty School reach a median of $31,349 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 87% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates leave owing a median of $6,650 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 87% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 87% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 287 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,968 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $14,395 at $0–30k against $17,736 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 44% of students receive any. 46% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 66 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 | $14,395 |
| $30–48k | $8,341 |
| $48–75k | $14,063 |
| $75–110k | $17,059 |
| $110k+ | $17,736 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 131 of these 287 students, totalling $892,340 — an average of $6,812 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Douglas County) — 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)