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Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton
For-profit College in Dayton, OH. Six-year graduation rate 74%. Median 10-year earnings $22,271.
Ten-year median earnings of $22,271 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 74% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $9,731, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 74% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 83% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. A 22:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 350, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 350 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,842 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $10,963 at $0–30k, $16,456 at $110k+. 58% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,494 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 61% 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 · 131 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 | $10,963 |
| $30–48k | $10,980 |
| $48–75k | $12,962 |
| $75–110k | $16,311 |
| $110k+ | $16,456 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 215 of these 350 students, totalling $1,036,589 — an average of $4,821 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Montgomery County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications), Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School has an accreditation issue; School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)