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ISB was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at ISB is an impressive 6 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 35% rate at Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 89 full-time undergraduates at ISB.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ISB, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ISB, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $6,692 a year. That adds up to $26,768 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for ISB are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3305 70Th St, Des Moines, IA 50322-3203 |
| Phone: | 515-318-5133 |
| Website: | iowaschoolofbeauty.com/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 61 | NA |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 6 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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