Empire Beauty School - Vernon Hills
About
Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills is a beauty school located in Vernon Hills, Illinois. It offers various programs focused on cosmetology and beauty-related education. While the founding year is not specified, the institution is part of a larger network of Empire Beauty Schools.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 5
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jul 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.
- Jul 2023Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Feb 2021Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational 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.
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-Vernon Hills | 70% | Open admission | 50 | $14,906 | — |
| — | Open admission | 53 | $19,549 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 43 | $16,468 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 84 | $22,210 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 47 | $11,710 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 37 | $2,221 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 59 | $31,354 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 92 | $29,529 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 44 | $11,821 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 52 | $27,214 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 51 | $20,564 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 21 | $16,975 | — | |
| Too new | Open admission | 56 | $14,094 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 59 | $12,391 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 53 | $11,041 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 118 | $14,513 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 55 | $16,843 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 45 | $25,855 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 83 | $14,612 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 59 | $16,450 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 42 | $15,962 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 34 | $17,127 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 34 | $7,746 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 48 | $10,516 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 35 | $18,488 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 39 | $17,509 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 41 | $8,470 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 99 | $6,904 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 112 | $3,440 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 65 | $25,148 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 91 | $11,742 | — | |
| Peer group median | 70% | — | 52 | $15,962 |
Institutions like Empire
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire's comparison group.
- Wisconsin
Academy of Beauty Professionals
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment53Net price$19,549View data - Mississippi
Academy of Hair Design-Pearl
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment43Net price$16,468View data - Kentucky
American College of Barbering
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment84Net price$22,210View data - Pennsylvania
Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment47Net price$11,710View data - Texas
Barber Education Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment37Net price$2,221View data - South Carolina
Barber Tech Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment59Net price$31,354View data - Oregon
Beau Monde Academy of Barbering and Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment92Net price$29,529View data - Indiana
Christina and Company Education Center
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment44Net price$11,821View data - Florida
Cozmo Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment52Net price$27,214View data - Texas
Diamonds College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment51Net price$20,564View data - Massachusetts
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment21Net price$16,975View data - Kentucky
Edge Academy of Beauty
Grad rateToo newAdmit rateOpen admissionEnrollment56Net price$14,094View data - Illinois
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment59Net price$12,391View data - Tennessee
Elite College of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment53Net price$11,041View data - Washington
Elite Cosmetology, Barber & Spa Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment118Net price$14,513View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Hanover
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment55Net price$16,843View data - Pennsylvania
Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment45Net price$25,855View data - Kansas
Hays Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment83Net price$14,612View data - Oklahoma
JB's Hair Design and Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment59Net price$16,450View data - Pennsylvania
Lansdale School of Cosmetology Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment42Net price$15,962View data - California
Lawrence & Company College of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment34Net price$17,127View data - New York
Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care Training
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment34Net price$7,746View data - Ohio
Meryma'at Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment48Net price$10,516View data - Oregon
Northwest College-Clackamas
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment35Net price$18,488View data - Illinois
Phipps Academy of Barbering
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment39Net price$17,509View data - Louisiana
Ray J's College of Hair
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment41Net price$8,470View data - California
Santa Ana Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment99Net price$6,904View data - Louisiana
Stevensons Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment112Net price$3,440View data - Texas
Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment65Net price$25,148View data - Iowa
The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment91Net price$11,742View data
Campus network
Empire is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Empire.
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