Hair Academy
For-profit College in Chillicothe, OH.
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. First-year retention of 82% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 13:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. 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 42 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 42 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,403 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($14,557 versus $20,618), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 50% get grants averaging $5,199, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 62% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 11 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 | $14,557 |
| $30–48k | $12,983 |
| $48–75k | $15,361 |
| $75–110k | $20,618 |
| $110k+ | $20,618 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 26 of these 42 students, totalling $181,331 — an average of $6,974 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ross County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026