Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy
Undergraduates
175
Student-faculty ratio 11:1
Graduation rate
40.5%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 45.9%
About
- Location
- Lynchburg, Virginia
- Website
- smiha.edu
- Undergraduates
- 175
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- Richmond, about 90 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), about 100 mi
- Also known as
- Sylvain Melloul Int'l Hair Academy, SMIHA
- Academic calendar
- Differs by program
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Jonathan Melloul (Chief Executive Officer)
- Phone
- 43438577222652
- Address
- 3700 Candlers Mountain Road Unit 68, Lynchburg, VA 24502
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
175 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 13:87 · Freshman retention 46.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 158
- First-year undergraduates 6
- Transfers and others 11
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (175)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$1.9M
Expenses$1.8M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Virginia Military InstituteLexington · 33.1 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Washington and Lee UniversityLexington · 33.2 mi
Liberal Arts #12
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University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville · 59.1 mi
U.S. News #26
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg · 69.6 mi
U.S. News #52
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James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg · 76.1 mi
U.S. News #137
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Elon UniversityElon · 88.8 mi
U.S. News #100
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University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond · 90.6 mi
Liberal Arts #21
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Duke UniversityDurham · 94.8 mi
U.S. News #8
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Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond · 95.0 mi
U.S. News #156
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.