CRU Institute
of Cosmetology and Barbering
For-profit College in Garden Grove, CA. Median 10-year earnings $20,125.
Students who entered CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering reach a median of $20,125 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,833 — modest by four-year standards.
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
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. Retention is strong at 100%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. At 25:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. 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 179 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 179 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,963 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $7,737 at $0–30k against $14,929 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 73% get grants averaging $4,762, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 60% 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 · 48 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 | $7,737 |
| $30–48k | $9,555 |
| $48–75k | $9,779 |
| $75–110k | $12,202 |
| $110k+ | $14,929 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 107 of these 179 students, totalling $577,171 — an average of $5,394 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange 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)