Empire Beauty School - Shamokin Dam
About
Empire Beauty School-Shamokin Dam is a cosmetology school located in Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania. The institution offers a range of programs focused on cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, and educator training. Although the founding year is not mentioned, it is part of a larger network of Empire Beauty Schools across the U.S.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.7-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 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-Shamokin Dam | 83% | — | 69 | $17,847 | — |
| — | — | 53 | $19,549 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $18,200 | — | |
| — | — | — | $10,208 | — | |
| — | 89.5% | 107 | $14,275 | — | |
| — | — | 98 | $16,429 | — | |
| — | — | 43 | $20,810 | — | |
| — | — | 76 | $11,200 | — | |
| — | — | 93 | $4,970 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $11,944 | — | |
Elevate Salon Institute | — | — | — | $23,554 | — |
| — | — | 90 | $16,089 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | $11,382 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $15,672 | — | |
| — | — | 149 | $16,752 | — | |
| — | — | 82 | $17,759 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $5,955 | — | |
| — | — | 66 | $9,355 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $28,855 | — | |
| — | — | 141 | $15,759 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $13,945 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $8,616 | — | |
| — | — | 88 | $13,898 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $22,535 | — | |
| — | — | 66 | $19,694 | — | |
| — | — | 56 | $18,005 | — | |
| — | — | 82 | $22,823 | — | |
| — | — | 121 | $14,409 | — | |
| — | — | 111 | $19,371 | — | |
| — | — | 100 | $19,436 | — | |
| Peer group median | 83% | 89.5% | 77 | $16,259 |
Institutions like Empire
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire's comparison group.
- Wisconsin
Academy of Beauty Professionals
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$19,549View data - Arkansas
Arthur's Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$18,200View data - Texas
Barber Institute of Texas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$10,208View data - Alabama
Blue Cliff Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate89.5%Enrollment107Net price$14,275View data - California
Bridges Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment98Net price$16,429View data - Michigan
Brighton Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment43Net price$20,810View data - Arizona
Charles of Italy Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment76Net price$11,200View data - Louisiana
Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment93Net price$4,970View data - Georgia
Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$11,944View data - North Carolina
Elevate Salon Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$23,554 - North Carolina
Empire Beauty School-Charlotte
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$16,089View data - New Hampshire
Empire Beauty School-Laconia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price$11,382View data - North Carolina
Empire Beauty School-Pineville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$15,672View data - Colorado
Empire Beauty School-Thornton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment149Net price$16,752View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-West Mifflin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price$17,759View data - Utah
Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$5,955View data - Utah
Evans Hairstyling College-St George
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price$9,355View data - Oregon
Johnny Matthew's Hairdressing Training School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$28,855View data - Iowa
La James International College-Johnston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment141Net price$15,759View data - Utah
Mandalyn Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$13,945View data - Mississippi
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$8,616View data - Ohio
Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment88Net price$13,898View data - Florida
Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$22,535View data - South Dakota
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price$19,694View data - Oklahoma
The Academy of Hair Design LLC
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment56Net price$18,005View data - Tennessee
The Hair Academy LLC
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price$22,823View data - Colorado
The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment121Net price$14,409View data - Idaho
The Salon Professional Academy-Nampa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment111Net price$19,371View data - California
Victory Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment100Net price$19,436View data
Campus network
Empire is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
- MD
School-Glen Burnie
Glen Burnie, MDView data - PA
School-Lancaster
Lancaster, PAView data - PA
School-Monroeville
Monroeville, PAView data - MD
School-Owings Mills
Owings Mills, MDView data - PA
School-Springfield
Springfield, PAView data - AZ
School-Tucson
Tucson, AZView data - PA
School-West Mifflin
West Mifflin, PAView data - FL
School-West Palm
West Palm Beach, FLView data
Reports & documents (1)
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