Olympian Academy
of Cosmetology
For-profit College in LAS CRUCES, NM. Median 10-year earnings $23,991.
Ten-year median earnings of $23,991 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,500 — modest by four-year standards.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.3 — limited economic uplift documented
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. Retention of 69% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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. The undergraduate body is just 781, 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 781 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $20,263 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $20,668 at $0–30k against $25,643 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 71% of students at an average of $4,476. Most students borrow — 67% 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 · 381 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 | $20,668 |
| $30–48k | $25,643 |
| $48–75k | $25,643 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 527 of these 781 students, totalling $3,052,925 — an average of $5,793 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