Rochester, MN · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Rochester, MN, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 205 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.novaacademy.edu
The published tuition for the largest program at Nova Academy of Cosmetology is $21,700 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 92 Minnesota colleges that do report one is $17,056.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Public | 3,365 | $6,389 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | Public | 568 | $15,016 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Private nonprofit | 309 | $3,257 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $32,156 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 77% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $9,424 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 35% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 21% |
| First-generation students | 31% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Nova Academy of Cosmetology's largest program is $21,700 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Nova Academy of Cosmetology enrolls about 205 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 19:1.
Nova Academy of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in Rochester, MN. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Nova Academy of Cosmetology does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Nova Academy of Cosmetology are $32,156 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Nova Academy of Cosmetology graduates who borrowed is $9,424, according to College Scorecard.