Metro Detroit
Barber College
Private College in Detroit, MI. Six-year graduation rate 100%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 100% — well above the national average
Academics
A 100% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is weak: only 31% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in three leave after one year. A 30:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. This is a private nonprofit two-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. At 68 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 68 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $18,217 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $17,111 at $0–30k, $21,233 at $30–48k. About 65% get grants averaging $6,980, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
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 · 44 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 | $17,111 |
| $30–48k | $21,233 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Wayne County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Other (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)