Empire Beauty School - Springfield
About
Empire Beauty School is a chain of for-profit cosmetology schools in the United States. Headquartered in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, it is the largest system of cosmetology schools in the country. Founded in 1946, it currently has 76 schools nationwide. It trains students as cosmetologists, estheticians, electrologists, hair stylists and colorists, makeup artists, manicurists and nail technicians.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.8-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-Springfield | 63% | — | 188 | $17,290 | — |
| — | — | 121 | $20,056 | — | |
| — | — | 321 | $24,275 | — | |
| — | — | 165 | $15,660 | — | |
| — | — | 197 | $19,409 | — | |
| — | — | 156 | $15,771 | — | |
| — | — | 171 | $12,096 | — | |
| — | — | 96 | $15,107 | — | |
| — | — | 124 | $14,378 | — | |
| — | — | 132 | $18,347 | — | |
| — | — | 95 | $13,821 | — | |
| — | — | 162 | $18,035 | — | |
| — | — | 181 | $14,029 | — | |
| — | — | 271 | $28,468 | — | |
| — | — | 273 | $21,792 | — | |
| — | — | 193 | $27,778 | — | |
| — | — | 183 | $26,248 | — | |
| — | — | 196 | $18,272 | — | |
| — | — | 296 | $22,646 | — | |
| — | — | 165 | $23,625 | — | |
| — | — | 212 | $16,313 | — | |
| — | — | 103 | $9,920 | — | |
| — | — | 263 | $29,953 | — | |
| — | — | 127 | $16,230 | — | |
| — | — | 196 | $18,418 | — | |
| — | — | 202 | $31,528 | — | |
| — | — | 220 | $25,080 | — | |
| — | — | 170 | $20,655 | — | |
| — | — | 274 | $18,125 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $14,610 | — | |
| — | — | 144 | $7,812 | — | |
| Peer group median | 63% | — | 181 | $18,272 |
Institutions like Empire
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire's comparison group.
- Texas
Ann Webb Skin Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment121Net price$20,056View data - Florida
Bene's Career Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment321Net price$24,275View data - Iowa
Capri College-Dubuque
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment165Net price$15,660View data - Michigan
Elevate Salon Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment197Net price$19,409View data - Tennessee
Empire Beauty School-E Memphis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment156Net price$15,771View data - Texas
GA Beauty & Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment171Net price$12,096View data - Tennessee
Genesis Career College-Lebanon
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment96Net price$15,107View data - New Mexico
Glitz School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment124Net price$14,378View data - California
International School of Beauty Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment132Net price$18,347View data - Oklahoma
Jenks Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment95Net price$13,821View data - Illinois
John Amico School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment162Net price$18,035View data - South Carolina
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment181Net price$14,029View data - Texas
Milan Institute-Amarillo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment271Net price$28,468View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment273Net price$21,792View data - California
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment193Net price$27,778View data - Idaho
Paul Mitchell the School-Boise
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$26,248View data - South Carolina
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment196Net price$18,272View data - Washington
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment296Net price$22,646View data - Ohio
Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment165Net price$23,625View data - Oregon
Phagans School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment212Net price$16,313View data - Illinois
Pivot Point Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment103Net price$9,920View data - Maine
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment263Net price$29,953View data - Utah
Taylor Andrews Academy-St George
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment127Net price$16,230View data - California
The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment196Net price$18,418View data - Maryland
The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment202Net price$31,528View data - Texas
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment220Net price$25,080View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment170Net price$20,655View data - Michigan
Twin City Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment274Net price$18,125View data - North Carolina
Winston Salem Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$14,610View data - California
ZMS The Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment144Net price$7,812View 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-Shamokin Dam
Shamokin Dam, 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)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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