Empire Beauty School - Lehigh Valley
About
Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley is a beauty school located in the Lehigh Valley area, offering various programs in cosmetology and related fields such as esthetics and nail technology. The school is part of a larger network of beauty schools and focuses on practical training for students in the beauty industry.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 8
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Nov 2024Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,326 students received $6.4M in Pell grants, alongside $8.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 893 borrowers who entered repayment, 40 (4.4%) 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-Lehigh Valley | 67% | — | 99 | $17,293 | — |
| — | — | 82 | $14,795 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | $9,989 | — | |
| — | — | 78 | $18,360 | — | |
| — | — | 94 | $20,576 | — | |
| — | — | 122 | $9,892 | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $22,217 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $18,320 | — | |
| — | — | 100 | $14,240 | — | |
| — | — | 139 | $19,137 | — | |
| — | — | 119 | $17,764 | — | |
| — | — | 95 | $18,534 | — | |
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design | — | 92.7% | — | $20,039 | — |
| — | — | 77 | $18,874 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $21,612 | — | |
| — | — | 74 | $12,673 | — | |
| — | — | 150 | $20,807 | — | |
| — | — | 30 | $16,186 | — | |
| — | — | 81 | $14,347 | — | |
| — | — | 12 | $20,439 | — | |
| — | — | 119 | $15,634 | — | |
| — | — | 147 | $24,785 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $33,472 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $24,403 | — | |
| — | — | 94 | $15,403 | — | |
| — | — | 81 | $18,911 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $25,502 | — | |
| — | — | 79 | $16,667 | — | |
| — | — | 130 | $30,353 | — | |
| — | — | 170 | $20,484 | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $0 | — | |
| Peer group median | 67% | 92.7% | 94 | $18,534 |
Institutions like Empire
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire's comparison group.
- Idaho
Austin Kade Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price$14,795View data - Tennessee
Austin's Beauty College Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price$9,989View data - Louisiana
Avery James College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment78Net price$18,360View data - Maryland
Award Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment94Net price$20,576View data - Texas
Central Texas Beauty College-Round Rock
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment122Net price$9,892View data - California
Coba Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$22,217View data - California
Design's School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$18,320View data - Kentucky
Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment100Net price$14,240View data - New Jersey
Empire Beauty School-Cherry Hill
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment139Net price$19,137View data - Kentucky
Empire Beauty School-Dixie
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment119Net price$17,764View data - Massachusetts
Empire Beauty School-Malden
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment95Net price$18,534View data - Washington
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate92.7%Enrollment—Net price$20,039 - California
Hilltop Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$18,874View data - California
Hinton Barber and Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$21,612View data - Iowa
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$12,673View data - California
Lancaster Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment150Net price$20,807View data - Florida
Loraines Academy & Spa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment30Net price$16,186View data - Alabama
New Beginning College of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment81Net price$14,347View data - Texas
Nuvani Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12Net price$20,439View data - New Mexico
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment119Net price$15,634View data - Utah
Paul Mitchell the School-Provo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment147Net price$24,785View data - New Jersey
Pro Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$33,472View data - Ohio
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$24,403View data - Texas
Salon Professional Academy of San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment94Net price$15,403View data - Washington
Studio Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment81Net price$18,911View data - Florida
Tenaj Salon Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$25,502View data - Texas
The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment79Net price$16,667View data - Wisconsin
The Salon Professional Academy-Kenosha
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment130Net price$30,353View data - Texas
Tonsorial Arts Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment170Net price$20,484View data - Illinois
Trenz Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$0View data
Campuses
The 9 campuses that make up Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley.
- MD
Glen Burnie
Glen Burnie, MDView data - PA
Lancaster
Lancaster, PAView data - PA
Monroeville
Monroeville, PAView data - MD
Owings Mills
Owings Mills, MDView data - PA
Shamokin Dam
Shamokin Dam, PAView data - PA
Springfield
Springfield, PAView data - AZ
Tucson
Tucson, AZView data - PA
West Mifflin
West Mifflin, PAView data - FL
West Palm
West Palm Beach, FLView data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityEMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL GIVES BACK COSMETOLOGY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMEmpire Beauty Schoolinstitution_site$3,000
- opportunityBeauty Schools Marketing Group ScholarshipBeauty Schools Marketing Groupinstitution_site$2,500
- opportunityAlice Madden Barton Scholarship ProgramGreat Clipsinstitution_site
Frequently asked questions about Empire Beauty School-Lehigh Valley
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Empire.
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