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The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC

Washington, DC. 340 fields, verified each cycle. from the Department of Education, the Common Data Set and the school's own bulletin, not scraped once and forgotten.

“Boston is the campus, for better and worse. No quad to sit on, no bubble to stay in. I loved it.”

Alum, 2024, College of Communication

“I was in a lab the second semester of sophomore year. Professors answer email here.”

Junior, Engineering

“The education is worth it. The cost is not the number on the website.”

Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences

“Consulting and finance firms recruit through Questrom. Three internships before senior year.”

Senior, Questrom

“Four years of guaranteed housing in a city this expensive is the underrated benefit.”

Senior, College of Arts and Sciences

“Sixty of my sixty four credits transferred. Get the agreement in writing first.”

Transfer, 2025, Engineering

“My funding package covered five years. That decision was made for me before I arrived, and it changed everything.”

Doctoral candidate, Biology

“The clinical placements are in Boston hospitals. You are working with patients in your first year.”

Second year, Medicine

“My advisor has eleven students. Ask how many before you accept an offer anywhere.”

Doctoral candidate, Economics

“The part time law option let me keep working. Four years instead of three, no debt.”

Third year, Law

“Teaching load is two sections a term. Budget for that when you plan your dissertation timeline.”

Doctoral candidate, English

“Master of Public Health placement was strong. Career services is thinner than the undergraduate side.”

Alum, 2025, Public Health
4.1 ★★★★ 2,840 student reviews
4.3 ★★★★ 1,120 graduate reviews
Private, Less than 2 yearWashington, DC117 undergraduates
Private, doctoralBoston, MA15,200 graduate students196 programs

Average net price

$17,528

After grants

Undergraduates

117

Washington, DC

Acceptance rate

28%

34,100 applied, 9,500 admitted

Median undergraduate GPA

3.5

Across all master's programs

Funded doctoral offers

94%

Five year package, tuition and stipend

Average net cost

$41,800

Master's, after aid and assistantships

Completion rate

82%

Doctoral, within eight years

Transferring into The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC

Six pathways in, each with its own credit rules, GPA floor and deadline. Which one you are on decides how much of what you have already done counts.

Transfer admit rate

43%

3,100 applied, 1,330 admitted

Credits accepted

Up to 64

From two year institutions

Minimum GPA

3.0

3.5 for selective programs

Deadline

March 1

Fall entry, November 1 for spring

Community college to The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC

Complete an associate degree with the general education block and the block transfers whole. Guaranteed review and tuition credit toward the first year.

Four year to four year

One full year of college coursework required before applying. High school transcript and test scores still get read for applicants with under two semesters completed.

Statewide articulation

The state articulation agreement. Associate degree holders from a public institution enter with junior standing and a locked in general education equivalency.

Visiting and non degree to degree

Coursework taken as a visiting student converts to degree credit on admission, capped at 16 credits per semester of enrollment.

International transfer

Course by course credential evaluation required, plus English proficiency if prior instruction was not in English. Visa status transfers with an updated I-20.

Returning after withdrawal

Readmission rather than transfer. Prior credit stays on the record and the original catalog year requirements usually still apply.

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