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The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology

Downers Grove, Illinois Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology is a private for-profit career and technical school in Downers Grove, Illinois. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 39 students in fall 2024. It is part of Kelly Education, Inc..

The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology offers certificates across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist and Cosmetology. It awarded 51 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
39
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
51
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
3
Programs and majors
6:1
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 3

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
100%
First-year retention, part-time students
70%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
39
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
12

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
39
Undergraduates, fall 2024
39
Full-time, fall 2024
46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
76
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
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
97%
Men
3%
White
38%
Hispanic or Latino
47%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
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
Small city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Kelly Education, Inc.
CEO
Robert F. Kelley
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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