Designer Barber & Stylist School
Fort Smith, Arkansas · Also known as Designer Barber Academy · Website
$18,137
net price a year, after grants
$18,137
net price a year, after grants
Designer Barber & Stylist School is a for-profit under 2-year college in Fort Smith, Arkansas with 95 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $18,137 a year. 68% of students finish within 150% of the normal time.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,137
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
68%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,137
- Cost of attendance
- $25,078
- Students with a need-based grant
- 52%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,939
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,532
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,683
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 95
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 18%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | AR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,137 | $14,044 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $7,334 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 50% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 66% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $12,000 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $17,534 | $30,343 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $34,688 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 45 | $16,298 | $17,460 | $19,981 | $26,307 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Fort Smith and Arkansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Arkansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Arkansas
Questions and answers
How much does Designer Barber & Stylist School cost?
$18,137 a year is the average net price at Designer Barber & Stylist School after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,078. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,939 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Designer Barber & Stylist School?
Designer Barber & Stylist School has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What is the graduation rate at Designer Barber & Stylist School?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Designer Barber & Stylist School finish within 150% of the normal time. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Designer Barber & Stylist School?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (45 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.