A large number of students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at The Beauty Institute-Ambler can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will The Beauty Institute deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep going to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from The Beauty Institute-Ambler.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at The Beauty Institute-Ambler, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid some 310 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $3,874 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | $1,000 |
| Federal Pell grants | 100% | $3,871 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 97% | $10,000 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At The Beauty Institute, around 84% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $5,313 (covering around 320 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 84% | $5,313 |
| Federal Pell grants | 84% | $4,688 |
| Federal student loans | 95% | $10,833 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $3,874.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,231 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,898 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,878 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $17,231 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see The Beauty Institute’s net price calculator: hebeautyinstituteskp.edu/consumer-disclosure/.
The middle student in the debt distribution at The Beauty Institute owes $8,028 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,028 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,583 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $101.6/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at The Beauty Institute.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,870 |
| 75th percentile | $12,028 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,583 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,028 |
| Middle income | $8,028 |
| High income | $8,028 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,028 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,028 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,028 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at The Beauty Institute.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at The Beauty Institute:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1848 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $16,413,161 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.