Nova Academy
of Cosmetology Woodbury
For-profit College in WOODBURY, MN. Median 10-year earnings $31,961.
Students who entered Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury reach a median of $31,961 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $6,333.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.20 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
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 is 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. 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 110 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 110 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,231 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($20,289 versus $24,399), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 61% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,153 — common but not automatic. 55% 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 · 77 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 | $20,289 |
| $30–48k | $20,291 |
| $48–75k | $20,071 |
| $75–110k | $21,886 |
| $110k+ | $24,399 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 60 of these 110 students, totalling $299,365 — an average of $4,989 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Washington 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)