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Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton vs Grand Canyon University

This comparison places tuition, net price, financial aid, admissions and outcome metrics side by side so the cost picture stays first. Start with net price because it reflects average grants and scholarships where reported, then compare acceptance rate, completion and 10-year earnings. A lower sticker price is not automatically the better choice if aid, graduation rate, major fit or local cost changes the final value. Use this page to narrow the shortlist, then verify current tuition, admissions requirements and aid deadlines with each official college site.

Cost check

Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton reports $11,797 net price; Grand Canyon University reports $21,931.

Admissions check

Acceptance rates: Not available vs 60.36% where federal data is available.

Outcome check

10-year earnings: $22,271 vs $42,186. Salary outcomes vary by student, major and market.

Dayton, OH

Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton

Tuition
Not available
Net price
$11,797
Pell grant rate
35.19%
Federal loan rate
45.37%
Acceptance rate
Not available
10-year earnings
$22,271
Completion
Not available
Undergraduates
52

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University

Tuition
$17,450
Net price
$21,931
Pell grant rate
43.08%
Federal loan rate
53.50%
Acceptance rate
60.36%
10-year earnings
$42,186
Completion
43.04%
Undergraduates
68,619