Summit Salon Academy
For-profit College in Tampa, FL. Median 10-year earnings $27,037.
Ten-year median earnings of $27,037 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Graduates leave owing a median of $7,389 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — 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. Retention is strong at 100%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 333, 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 333 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,195 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $30,832 at $0–30k against $37,417 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 46% of students receive any. 53% 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 · 74 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 | $30,832 |
| $30–48k | $28,058 |
| $48–75k | $31,950 |
| $75–110k | $37,417 |
| $110k+ | $37,417 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 176 of these 333 students, totalling $1,203,032 — an average of $6,835 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hillsborough 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)