Summit Salon Academy
Tacoma, Washington · Also known as Summit Salon Academy Tacoma · Website
$31,648
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$31,648
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Summit Salon Academy is a for-profit 2-year college in Tacoma, Washington with 138 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $25,471 a year. 59% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $31,648 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,785 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,471
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
59%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,785
About $104 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$31,648
Rank 3,873 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $25,471
- Cost of attendance
- $29,873
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,204
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,696
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,388
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,112
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,873
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
- 138
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 98%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 59%
- Retention rate
- 10%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
- 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
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,873 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,471 | $14,091 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,256 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 83% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 59% | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 10% | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,785 | $13,653 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $26,625 | $42,696 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $31,648 | $47,869 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 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 | 103 | $7,916 | $22,595 | $30,654 | $26,307 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $27,014 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Tacoma and Washington on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Washington
- Homes: Homes for sale in Washington
Questions and answers
How much does Summit Salon Academy cost?
$25,471 a year is the average net price at Summit Salon Academy after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,873. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,204 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Summit Salon Academy?
Summit Salon Academy has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Summit Salon Academy graduates earn?
$31,648 a year is the median pay of former Summit Salon Academy students who work, 10 years after they started ($26,625 after 6 years). That ranks 3,873 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Certificate) at $22,595.
How much student debt do Summit Salon Academy graduates have?
$9,785 is the median federal student loan debt of Summit Salon Academy graduates, about $104 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Summit Salon Academy?
59% of first-time, full-time students at Summit Salon Academy finish within 3 years. 10% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Summit Salon Academy?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (103 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 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.