Empire Beauty School - NE Philadelphia
About
Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia is a beauty education institution located in Northeast Philadelphia, offering programs in cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology. The school is part of the Empire Education Group, which has multiple campuses across the United States but does not specify its founding year or size. Its notable focus areas include preparing students for careers in beauty and wellness through hands-on training.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 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 · 10
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational 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.
- Aug 2023Grant 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, 1,074 students received $5.1M in Pell grants, alongside $6.4M 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 1,018 borrowers who entered repayment, 37 (3.6%) 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-NE Philadelphia | 82% | — | 110 | $18,100 | — |
| — | — | 71 | $17,356 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $28,071 | — | |
| — | — | 122 | $19,121 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $21,894 | — | |
| — | — | 82 | $12,924 | — | |
| — | — | 122 | $14,762 | — | |
| — | — | 79 | $6,744 | — | |
| — | — | 97 | $11,174 | — | |
| — | — | 115 | $19,655 | — | |
| — | — | 87 | $17,083 | — | |
| — | — | 104 | $15,364 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $16,199 | — | |
| — | — | 100 | $16,250 | — | |
| — | — | 130 | $16,203 | — | |
| — | — | 85 | $17,135 | — | |
| — | — | 95 | $17,814 | — | |
| — | — | 62 | $14,451 | — | |
| — | — | 136 | $19,050 | — | |
| — | — | 83 | $14,612 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $12,773 | — | |
| — | — | 58 | $10,214 | — | |
| — | — | 171 | $22,923 | — | |
| — | — | 73 | $29,986 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $12,179 | — | |
| — | — | 117 | $12,621 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $12,714 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $9,998 | — | |
| — | — | 83 | $15,796 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $15,627 | — | |
| — | — | 34 | $22,095 | — | |
| Peer group median | 82% | — | 83 | $16,199 |
Institutions like Empire
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire's comparison group.
- Mississippi
Academy of Hair Design-Jackson
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$17,356View data - California
Advance Beauty Techs Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$28,071View data - Florida
American Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment122Net price$19,121View data - Texas
Bella Cosmetology and Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$21,894View data - Illinois
Cameo Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price$12,924View data - California
Central Valley Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment122Net price$14,762View data - Montana
Crevier's Academy of Cosmetology Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment79Net price$6,744View data - Illinois
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment97Net price$11,174View data - California
Elite Cosmetology School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment115Net price$19,655View data - New York
Empire Beauty School-Buffalo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment87Net price$17,083View data - Arizona
Empire Beauty School-Chandler
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment104Net price$15,364View data - Maryland
Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$16,199View data - Wisconsin
Empire Beauty School-Green Bay
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment100Net price$16,250View data - Georgia
Empire Beauty School-Gwinnett
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment130Net price$16,203View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment85Net price$17,135View data - Minnesota
Empire Beauty School-Spring Lake Park
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment95Net price$17,814View data - Texas
Graduate America College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment62Net price$14,451View data - Illinois
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment136Net price$19,050View data - Kansas
Hays Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment83Net price$14,612View data - North Dakota
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$12,773View data - Mississippi
KC's School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment58Net price$10,214View data - Nevada
Milan Institute-Sparks
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment171Net price$22,923View data - New Hampshire
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73Net price$29,986View data - Michigan
Protege Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$12,179View data - Tennessee
Sandra Academy of Salon Services
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment117Net price$12,621View data - New York
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$12,714View data - South Carolina
Strand College of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$9,998View data - Pennsylvania
The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment83Net price$15,796View data - Texas
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$15,627View data - Washington
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment34Net price$22,095View data
Campuses
The 7 campuses that make up Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Empire Beauty School-NE Philadelphia
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Empire.
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