Hays Academy
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For-profit College in Hays, KS. Median 10-year earnings $23,712.
Ten-year median earnings of $23,712 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,833.
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 80%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 130 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 130 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,296 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $13,947 at $0–30k against $18,381 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Only 48% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. 45% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 110 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 | $13,947 |
| $30–48k | $12,665 |
| $48–75k | $15,409 |
| $75–110k | $18,323 |
| $110k+ | $18,381 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 59 of these 130 students, totalling $467,841 — an average of $7,930 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ellis 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)