Georgia Institute
of Cosmetology
For-profit College in Athens, GA. Median 10-year earnings $21,432.
Students who entered Georgia Institute of Cosmetology reach a median of $21,432 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $11,273 — 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
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention is 75% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. At 20:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 335, 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 335 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,010 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $12,232 at $0–30k, $18,790 at $48–75k. Most students get help: 88% receive grants worth $8,357 on average. Most students borrow — 88% 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 · 42 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 | $12,232 |
| $30–48k | $17,770 |
| $48–75k | $18,790 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 294 of these 335 students, totalling $1,329,882 — an average of $4,523 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clarke 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)