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Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton
For-profit College in Dayton, OH. Six-year graduation rate 78%. 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. Completion is a strength: 78% of students finish within six years. 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.
- ✓ Graduation rate 78% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 78% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. Retention is strong at 93%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 115 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $10,597 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $10,578 at $0–30k, $15,878 at $110k+. 38% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing reaches 43% of students.
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 · 59 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 | $10,578 |
| $30–48k | $7,304 |
| $48–75k | $14,891 |
| $75–110k | $14,139 |
| $110k+ | $15,878 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 49 of these 115 students, totalling $224,665 — an average of $4,585 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); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)