Empire Beauty School - Cheltenham
About
Empire Beauty School-Cheltenham is a private vocational institution located in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. It specializes in cosmetology programs and other related fields. The specific founding year and size details are not mentioned in the source.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 32.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 979 borrowers who entered repayment, 47 (4.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Empire
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Empire vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Empire selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectEmpire Beauty School-Cheltenham | 51% | — | 152 | $18,171 | — |
| — | — | 100 | $1,091 | — | |
| — | — | — | $24,393 | — | |
| — | — | 161 | $15,607 | — | |
| — | — | 114 | $31,649 | — | |
| — | — | 203 | $22,007 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $9,122 | — | |
| — | — | 110 | $14,750 | — | |
| — | — | 124 | $16,328 | — | |
| — | — | 121 | $15,997 | — | |
| — | — | 136 | $16,751 | — | |
| — | — | 112 | $28,065 | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $21,361 | — | |
| — | — | 288 | $42,607 | — | |
| — | — | 117 | $14,097 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 86 | $23,995 | — | |
| — | — | 126 | $15,935 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $10,068 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $20,192 | — | |
| — | — | 118 | $21,646 | — | |
| — | — | 117 | $21,961 | — | |
| — | — | 169 | $20,318 | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $15,069 | — | |
| — | — | — | $4,577 | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $25,383 | — | |
| — | — | 190 | $12,027 | — | |
| — | — | 117 | $22,900 | — | |
| — | — | 131 | $20,286 | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $21,851 | — | |
| — | — | 126 | $24,914 | — | |
| — | — | 120 | $14,060 | — | |
| Peer group median | 51% | 100.0% | 117 | $20,192 |
Institutions like Empire
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire's comparison group.
- Florida
Academy of Career Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment100Net price$1,091View data - California
Adrian's Beauty College of Turlock
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$24,393View data - New Mexico
Aveda Institute-New Mexico
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment161Net price$15,607View data - California
Citrus Heights Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment114Net price$31,649View data - California
Coastline Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment203Net price$22,007View data - California
CRU Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$9,122View data - North Carolina
Empire Beauty School-Concord
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment110Net price$14,750View data - Kentucky
Empire Beauty School-Florence
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment124Net price$16,328View data - Maryland
Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment121Net price$15,997View data - Illinois
Empire Beauty School-Stone Park
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment136Net price$16,751View data - California
Hoss Lee Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment112Net price$28,065View data - Missouri
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$21,361View data - New Jersey
Innovate Salon Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment288Net price$42,607View data - Georgia
Keune Academy by 124
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment117Net price$14,097View data - California
Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment86Net price$23,995View data - Montana
Montana Academy of Salons
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment126Net price$15,935View data - Michigan
P&A Scholars Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$10,068View data - Michigan
Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$20,192View data - Florida
Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment118Net price$21,646View data - Idaho
Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment117Net price$21,961View data - Virginia
Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment169Net price$20,318View data - Utah
Paul Mitchell the School-St. George
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$15,069View data - Tennessee
Queen City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$4,577View data - Massachusetts
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$25,383View data - New Jersey
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment190Net price$12,027View data - Utah
Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment117Net price$22,900View data - Washington
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment131Net price$20,286View data - Indiana
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$21,851View data - Indiana
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Lafayette
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment126Net price$24,914View data - Alabama
Winonah's International School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment120Net price$14,060View data
Campus network
Empire is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
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Augusta
Augusta, GAView data - AZ
Chandler
Chandler, AZView data - KY
Chenoweth
Louisville, KYView data - MA
Malden
Malden, MAView data - VA
Midlothian
Midlothian, VAView data - TN
Nashville
Brentwood, TNView data - VA
Newport News
Newport News, VAView data - PA
Reading
Reading, PAView data - VA
Richmond
Richmond, VAView data - FL
Tampa
Tampa, FLView data - PA
York
York, PAView data
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