Innovate Salon Academy

Private for-profitOther / Unclassified

Fin. Resilience

Resilience score

vs. 1562 peers in its group

Innovate Salon Academy is a private for-profit institution in Brick Township, NJ.

It enrolls about 219 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 1562 peer institutions (Other / Unclassified · Private for-profit).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 24 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.

Its strongest standing relative to peers is first-year retention (98.2%, 87th percentile).

Its weakest is direct competitors within 100 mi (135).

Peer group

Other / Unclassified · Private for-profit

1562 institutions

No cross-metric risk flags triggered.

Policy & demographic exposure

How exposed Innovate Salon Academy is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax, Grad PLUS elimination, new Parent PLUS borrowing cap and new Workforce Pell short-term-credential opportunity, and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.

Enrollment cliff (home state)

-2.8%

Moderate decline

Indicative signals, not forecasts, see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax, Grad PLUS, Parent PLUS and Workforce Pell figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.

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Revenue composition

Where the money comes from $224,057 total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Tuition & fees is the largest single source at 99% of revenue.

Tuition & fees99.0%

Other revenue1.0%

Investment return0.1%

Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.

Net price by income

Average net price by family income After grant & scholarship aid · Scorecard 2024-25

$0–30K$26,753

$30–48K$26,076

$48–75K$29,199

Average annual net price (total cost minus grant and scholarship aid) paid by federal-aid recipients in each family-income band. Lower-income bands often pay less where need-based aid is strong.

Financial Health

Net tuition revenue / FTE

Average

$10,278

38th percentile in peer grouppeer median $11,289

1553 peers

Instructional spend / FTE

Below peers

$1,569

9th percentile in peer grouppeer median $4,181

1553 peers

Average net price

Below peers

$26,744

82nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $19,056

1444 peers

Net price, low-income families (under $30K)

Below peers

$26,753

84th percentile in peer grouppeer median $18,474

2024-251424 peers

Average annual net price (cost of attendance minus all grant and scholarship aid) paid by students whose families earn under about $30,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). This is what the neediest admitted students actually pay, often far below the sticker price. Read it beside the overall net price and the high-income net price: a low figure here signals strong need-based aid. Lower is better.

Net price, middle-income families ($30K-$48K)

Below peers

$26,076

77th percentile in peer grouppeer median $19,195

2024-251043 peers

Average annual net price (cost of attendance minus all grant and scholarship aid) paid by students whose families earn roughly $30,000 to $48,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). It is the middle rung of the income net-price ladder: read it together with the low-income (under ~$30K) and high-income (over ~$110K) net prices to see how steeply the school discounts as family income rises. Lower is better.

Net price, upper-middle families ($48K-$75K)

Below peers

$29,199

84th percentile in peer grouppeer median $20,768

2024-25917 peers

Average annual net price (cost of attendance minus all grant and scholarship aid) paid by students whose families earn roughly $48,000 to $75,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). It is the fourth rung of the five-rung income net-price ladder: read it with the low, middle, upper and high-income net prices to see how steeply the school discounts as family income rises. Lower is better.

Enrollment & Pipeline

Undergraduate enrollment

219

75th percentile in peer grouppeer median 110

1559 peers

First-year retention

Strong

98.2%

87th percentile in peer grouppeer median 81.8%

1371 peers

Pell recipient share

38%

20th percentile in peer grouppeer median 57%

1553 peers

First-generation students

41.5%

9th percentile in peer grouppeer median 52.5%

2024-251122 peers

Share of undergraduates who are first-generation college students (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). An access signal, not a measure of quality: a higher share often reflects a stronger commitment to serving students whose parents did not attend college.

Adult learners (25+)

34.9%

32nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 43.2%

2024-251516 peers

Share of undergraduates aged 25 or older (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Read as context on the student mix: schools serving many working adults look different on persistence and part-time measures than traditional-age campuses, and neither is inherently better.

Part-time undergraduates

23.7%

65th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%

2024-251555 peers

Share of undergraduates enrolled part-time (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Context, not quality: a high part-time share is common at community and commuter institutions and affects graduation-rate comparisons, which are based only on full-time, first-time students.

Median family income

$22,870

77th percentile in peer grouppeer median $17,116

2024-251300 peers

Median family income of students at this institution (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). An affordability and access signal, not a measure of quality: a lower figure typically means the school enrolls more students from modest-income families.

Low-income students (under $30K)

57.2%

20th percentile in peer grouppeer median 70.2%

2024-251257 peers

Share of students whose families earn under roughly $30,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). A direct low-income access signal: a higher share usually reflects a school enrolling more students from modest-income households, and pairs naturally with the Pell recipient share.

Women (share of undergraduates)

78.5%

32nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 91.7%

2024-251559 peers

Share of undergraduates who are women (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Reported as context on the student mix, not a measure of quality.

Middle-income students ($30K-$75K)

26%

68th percentile in peer grouppeer median 22.8%

2024-25793 peers

Share of students whose families earn roughly $30,000 to $75,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25), the two middle income bands combined. Reported as context on the student mix: together with the low-income (under ~$30K) and upper-income (over ~$75K) shares it sketches the full family-income picture, and the three bands sum to about 100%.

Student-faculty ratio

33:1

98th percentile in peer grouppeer median 15:1

2022-231521 peers

Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.

Fully online students

97th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%

2024-251523 peers

Share of students enrolled exclusively in distance-education courses (IPEDS, Fall 2023). Describes delivery model, not quality; online-heavy institutions look different on residential measures.

Applicant-pool diversity shift

+6.2%

– percentile in peer group

WICHE 2024 (11th ed.)1522 peers

Percentage-point change in the non-white share of the institution's home-state public high-school graduating class between the class of 2025 (the national peak) and 2037 (WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, 11th ed., public-school race detail). A forward look at who the future applicant pool will be: a positive value means the state's graduating class is projected to grow more racially diverse. Strategic recruiting context, not a forecast of any one school's enrollment, and a college recruits from many states.

Enrollment cliff (home state)

Moderate decline

-2.8%

– percentile in peer group

2024-251522 peers

Projected change in the number of high-school graduates in the institution's HOME STATE from the class of 2025 (the national peak) to 2041, per WICHE's Knocking at the College Door, 11th Edition (Dec 2024). The 'enrollment cliff' is the post-2008 birth decline reaching college age; the U.S. total is projected to fall about 13% over this window. A college recruits from many states, so its home-state projection is an indicative directional signal of feeder-market pressure, not a forecast of that institution's own enrollment.

Direct competitors within 100 mi

Below peers

135

94th percentile in peer grouppeer median 33

2024-251562 peers

How many institutions of the same type (same Carnegie classification and control, i.e. the schools competing for the same students) sit within roughly 100 miles. A higher count means a more crowded local market and a harder yield fight, which matters most as the regional pool of high school graduates shrinks; a low count means the school has its catchment largely to itself. Distance is straight-line from campus coordinates. Banded against the school's peer group. Fewer is better for recruiting leverage.

Hybrid (some online) enrollment

87th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%

Fall 20231523 peers

Share of all students taking some, but not all, of their courses at a distance (IPEDS, Fall 2023). This is the hybrid middle ground between the fully online share and the fully in-person share, and it signals how far a school has moved coursework online without going exclusively remote. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Transfer-in share (undergraduate)

95th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%

Fall 20231521 peers

Transfer-in students as a share of all undergraduates (IPEDS, Fall 2023). A high share means the school depends on transfer pipelines rather than first-time freshmen, which changes both recruitment strategy and melt/retention risk. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Graduate share of enrollment

99th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%

Fall 20231523 peers

Graduate students as a share of total headcount enrollment (IPEDS, Fall 2023). It separates research-intensive universities with large graduate bodies from undergraduate-focused institutions. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Women share of faculty

100%

100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 85%

2023-241508 peers

Women as a share of all instructional staff, full- and part-time combined (IPEDS Human Resources, Fall 2023). A gender-composition signal for the teaching workforce. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Faculty of color share

16.7%

22nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 50%

2023-241508 peers

Instructional staff who are American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or two-or-more races, as a share of all instructional staff (IPEDS Human Resources, Fall 2023). Nonresident and race-unknown staff are excluded from the numerator. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

On-campus crime rate

Below peers

0 per 1k

93rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 0 per 1k

2024 (Clery)824 peers

Criminal offenses reported on campus in 2024 (murder, manslaughter, the four sex-offense categories, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor-vehicle theft and arson) per 1,000 students, from the school's federal Clery Act filing. Counts and enrollment are summed across the institution's campuses. A higher number does not always mean a more dangerous school: thorough reporting and dense residential campuses raise it. Lower is generally safer. Banded against the school's peer group.

In-state HS graduates

111,084

50th percentile in peer grouppeer median 111,084

Class of 2025 (WICHE)1522 peers

The size of the school's home-state high-school graduating class in 2025 (WICHE Knocking at the College Door, public and private combined). It is the near-term in-state feeder market, the complement to the enrollment-cliff projection, which shows the direction that market is heading. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Metro-area unemployment rate

Below peers

6.5%

84th percentile in peer grouppeer median 5.2%

ACS 2019-231515 peers

The civilian unemployment rate in the school's metropolitan or micropolitan area (US Census ACS 2019-23, mapped by the school's federal CBSA code). It is a proxy for local labor demand: a lower rate means a tighter job market, a stronger near-term destination for graduates and a smaller pool of working adults to recruit. It describes the local economy, not the school. Schools outside any metro area are not scored. Banded against the school's peer group.

Student body

Undergraduate race & ethnicity IPEDS 2024-25

White65.8%

Hispanic/Latino18.7%

Two or more races6.4%

Black5.9%

Unknown2.7%

Asian0.5%

Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.

Student Outcomes & Risk

Median debt at graduation

Strong

$6,333

22nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $9,500

1172 peers

Share taking federal loans

48%

35th percentile in peer grouppeer median 55.1%

1553 peers

Median earnings (6 yr)

Average

$25,918

65th percentile in peer grouppeer median $23,104

2024-251239 peers

Median earnings of former students who are working and were federally aided, measured six years after they first enrolled (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). A shorter-horizon companion to the ten-year earnings figure; early-career pay tends to run below the ten-year mark, so read the two together rather than in isolation.

Median debt (did not complete)

Strong

$3,500

13th percentile in peer grouppeer median $4,750

2024-251053 peers

Median federal loan debt carried by students who withdrew from this institution without completing a credential (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). The counterpart to debt at graduation, and often the higher-risk group: borrowing with no degree to show for it. Lower is better, but compare it against the school's completion and withdrawal rates rather than on its own.

Median debt (first-generation students)

Strong

$6,333

32nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,667

2024-25812 peers

Median cumulative federal loan debt carried by first-generation students, those whose parents did not complete college (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Read it beside the all-students median debt: a gap between the two is an equity signal about who shoulders the borrowing. Lower is better, but weigh it against completion and earnings.

Median debt (Pell recipients)

Strong

$6,333

33rd percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,706

2024-25894 peers

Median cumulative federal loan debt carried by Pell Grant recipients (College Scorecard, FY2024-25), the lowest-income federally-aided students at the school. Compare it with the all-students median debt and the Pell share: it shows how much the neediest students borrow to attend. Lower is better.

Net-value index

Average

48.0

50th percentile in peer grouppeer median 49.0

2024-251480 peers

A 0-100 composite of student value relative to the peer group: the average of peer percentile ranks for median earnings ten years out, graduation rate, net price (lower counts as better value) and median debt (lower is better). Built only where at least two components are reported. Higher means more outcome per dollar. Banded against the school's peer group.

Top fields of study (all levels)

Innovate Salon Academy’s largest fields by completions, with graduate earnings (4 years out) and debt benchmarked against the same field at its peer group. Sparklines show the 8-year completions trend.

Field	Completions / yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs out	Median debt	Earnings premium	Risk score
Personal & Culinary Services	–	$29,052 69th pct · 864 peers	$6,333 23th pct · 827 peers	Below benchmark -27%	High · 100

1 of 1 top fields shown have median graduate earnings below the NJ state earnings-premium benchmark, an indicative flag under the 2025 federal earnings-premium test (effective July 1, 2026).

Earnings-premium status is an indicative estimate: median graduate earnings four years out vs the NJ state median earnings of a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or a bachelor’s-degree holder (graduate credentials) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2022 ACS 5-year). The official U.S. Department of Education determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

The risk score (0–100) is an indicative blend of earnings-premium margin and the five-year completions trend, higher means a field pays closer to (or below) the benchmark and is shrinking. A directional screen, not an official determination.

Major-level detail (CIP 4-digit)

Personal & Culinary Services – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 1 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCIP 1204 ›	–	$29,052 n=173	–	20.8%	$6,333	0.22×	Below benchmark -27%	–

Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 1 of 1 major shows an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.

See the interactive dashboard for all fields and credential levels (associate through doctoral). Source: College Scorecard Field of Study.

Frequently asked

What is Innovate Salon Academy's student-faculty ratio?

Innovate Salon Academy reports a student-faculty ratio of 33:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) – that is, about 33 students for every instructional faculty member.

How much does Innovate Salon Academy cost?

The average net price after aid is $26,744 (College Scorecard).

Are Innovate Salon Academy's programs at risk under the federal earnings-premium test?

Indicatively, at Innovate Salon Academy, the single largest field with available earnings data has median graduate earnings (four years out) below the NJ state earnings-premium benchmark used by the 2025 federal test (effective July 1, 2026), under which programs can lose Title IV eligibility if graduate earnings trail those of a typical worker without the credential for 2 of 3 years. This is an estimate using College Scorecard field-of-study earnings vs ACS state/national medians; the Department of Education's official determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

Which schools are Innovate Salon Academy's peers?

Innovate Salon Academy is benchmarked against 1562 institutions in the Other / Unclassified · Private for-profit peer group; all percentiles and medians on this page are computed within that group.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite, see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.