Empire Beauty School - Queens
About
Empire Beauty School-Queens is a beauty school located in Queens, New York. The institution focuses on various beauty programs such as cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology. It is part of a larger network of Empire Beauty Schools across the country.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.0-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 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 · 2
- Jul 2023Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jun 2018Renewal of AccreditationNational 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, 1,490 students received $7.3M in Pell grants, alongside $9.2M 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 1,155 borrowers who entered repayment, 55 (4.7%) 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 Beauty School-Queens
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 Beauty School-Queens vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Empire Beauty School-Queens 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-Queens | 61% | — | 172 | $18,046 | — |
| — | — | 164 | $11,171 | — | |
| — | — | 106 | $23,055 | — | |
| — | — | 144 | $21,777 | — | |
| — | — | 96 | $13,175 | — | |
| — | — | 115 | $18,251 | — | |
| — | — | 129 | $16,541 | — | |
| — | — | 174 | $20,086 | — | |
| — | — | 132 | $23,108 | — | |
| — | — | 94 | $19,194 | — | |
| — | — | 111 | $16,101 | — | |
| — | — | 107 | $22,794 | — | |
| — | — | 138 | $6,368 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | $10,125 | — | |
| — | — | 102 | $4,799 | — | |
| — | — | 225 | $17,941 | — | |
| — | — | 87 | $16,917 | — | |
| — | — | 122 | $21,024 | — | |
| — | — | 133 | $19,923 | — | |
| — | — | 106 | $25,105 | — | |
| — | — | 237 | $17,492 | — | |
| — | — | 233 | $31,895 | — | |
| — | — | 40 | $15,047 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $15,471 | — | |
| — | — | 106 | $11,625 | — | |
| — | — | 132 | $20,630 | — | |
| — | — | 138 | $20,671 | — | |
| — | — | 132 | $24,384 | — | |
| — | — | 87 | $17,640 | — | |
| Peer group median | 61% | — | 122 | $18,046 |
Institutions like Empire Beauty School-Queens
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire Beauty School-Queens's comparison group.
- New York
Aesthetic Science Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment164Net price$11,171View data - Arkansas
Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment106Net price$23,055View data - Louisiana
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment144Net price$21,777View data - New Mexico
Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment96Net price$13,175View data - Ohio
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment115Net price$18,251View data - Iowa
Capri College-Cedar Rapids
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment129Net price$16,541View data - Massachusetts
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment174Net price$20,086View data - North Carolina
College of Wilmington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment132Net price$23,108View data - Texas
Deluxe Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment94Net price$19,194View data - Wisconsin
Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment111Net price$16,101View data - Rhode Island
Empire Beauty School-Warwick
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment107Net price$22,794View data - Texas
Houston Training Schools-Gessner
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment138Net price$6,368View data - Nebraska
Joseph's College Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price$10,125View data - North Carolina
Leons Beauty School Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment102Net price$4,799View data - Texas
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio Military
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment225Net price$17,941View data - Massachusetts
New England Hair Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment87Net price$16,917View data - Minnesota
Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment122Net price$21,024View data - Utah
Paul Mitchell the School-Logan
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment133Net price$19,923View data - Florida
Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment106Net price$25,105View data - New Jersey
Salon Professional Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment237Net price$17,492View data - Massachusetts
Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment233Net price$31,895View data - Texas
Texas College of Cosmetology-Abilene
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment40Net price$15,047View data - Texas
Texas College of Cosmetology-San Angelo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$15,471View data - Arkansas
The Salon Professional Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment106Net price$11,625View data - Texas
The Salon Professional Academy-Lewisville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment132Net price$20,630View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment138Net price$20,671View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment132Net price$24,384View data - Texas
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-Harlingen
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment87Net price$17,640View data
Campuses
The 7 campuses that make up Empire Beauty School-Queens.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Empire Beauty School-Queens
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