Elaine Sterling Institute

Atlanta, GA · Private for-profit · www.elainesterling.com/ ↗

Elaine Sterling Institute is a private for-profit college in Atlanta, Georgia, located in a large city. It enrolls 641 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services and Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Elaine Sterling Institute at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
641
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$33,918
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$29,804
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$10,084
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Elaine Sterling Institute

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $33,918 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $29,804, lower than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $10,084 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).