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Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa Private for-profit 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Des Moines, Iowa. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 74 students. It is part of Iowa School of Beauty Inc..

Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist and Cosmetology. It awarded 60 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 44% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

The principle mission of Iowa School of Beauty is “To inspire and guide growth in every member of the ISB family; so we will have prosperous lives and careers we love

Mission statement as reported by Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
74
Students enrolled
44%
First-year retention
60
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 3

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Health Professions 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
35
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
21
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
74
Undergraduates, fall 2024
74
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
145
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
100%
Men
0%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Iowa School of Beauty Inc.
President/Owner
Andrew Oswald
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience

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