State College
of Beauty Culture
For-profit College in Wausau, WI. Median 10-year earnings $28,037.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $28,037, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Median debt at graduation is $5,606, a light load against those earnings.
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)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
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. First-year retention is 78% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 12:1 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 86 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 86 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,357 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $12,914 while those at $110k+ pay $21,652. Grant aid is limited — 40% of students receive any. Federal borrowing reaches 37% of students.
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 · 21 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 | $12,914 |
| $30–48k | $14,600 |
| $48–75k | $21,652 |
| $75–110k | $18,140 |
| $110k+ | $21,652 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 32 of these 86 students, totalling $198,442 — an average of $6,201 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Marathon 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)