Glitz School
of Cosmetology
For-profit College in Las Cruces, NM.
- ✓ 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. 89% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. 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 272, 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 183 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,840 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $14,165 at $0–30k, $10,344 at $75–110k. Most students get help: 90% receive grants worth $5,040 on average. Most students borrow — 87% 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 · 65 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 | $14,165 |
| $30–48k | $14,173 |
| $48–75k | $20,123 |
| $75–110k | $10,344 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 160 of these 183 students, totalling $924,309 — an average of $5,777 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dona Ana County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026