Empire Beauty School - West Palm
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 42.0-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-West Palm | 60% | — | 96 | $16,980 | — |
| — | — | 74 | $12,076 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $10,688 | — | |
| — | — | 49 | $12,742 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $20,851 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $24,717 | — | |
| — | — | 43 | $17,394 | — | |
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago | — | — | — | $11,880 | — |
| — | — | 33 | $9,678 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $12,133 | — | |
| — | — | 83 | $18,083 | — | |
| — | — | 76 | $8,643 | — | |
| — | — | 39 | $9,063 | — | |
| — | — | 69 | $32,724 | — | |
| — | — | 45 | $21,803 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $9,684 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $13,694 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $8,061 | — | |
| — | — | 35 | $16,374 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $12,213 | — | |
| — | — | 123 | $13,397 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $24,453 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $11,476 | — | |
| — | — | 44 | $25,829 | — | |
| — | — | 34 | $16,685 | — | |
| — | — | 66 | $13,198 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $10,721 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $6,773 | — | |
| — | — | 46 | $13,121 | — | |
| — | — | 80 | $8,314 | — | |
| — | — | 59 | $12,932 | — | |
| Peer group median | 60% | — | 54 | $12,932 |
Institutions like Empire
Explore the federal data for institutions in Empire's comparison group.
- Texas
Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$12,076View data - Ohio
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$10,688View data - Kentucky
Appalachian Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment49Net price$12,742View data - Texas
Baldwin Beauty School-South Austin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$20,851View data - Alabama
Brown Beauty Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$24,717View data - Michigan
Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment43Net price$17,394View data - Illinois
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$11,880 - Illinois
Capri Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$9,678View data - Illinois
Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$12,133View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-North Hills
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment83Net price$18,083View data - Idaho
Evans Hairstyling College-Rexburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment76Net price$8,643View data - Ohio
Gerbers Akron Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39Net price$9,063View data - Georgia
Hogan Institute of Cosmetology and Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69Net price$32,724View data - Arizona
International Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment45Net price$21,803View data - Texas
Laredo CHI Academy Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$9,684View data - Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$13,694View data - Tennessee
Love Beauty School Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$8,061View data - Maryland
Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment35Net price$16,374View data - Missouri
Neosho Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$12,213View data - Florida
New Concept Massage and Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment123Net price$13,397View data - Wisconsin
Paul Mitchell the School-Madison
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$24,453View data - Oregon
Phagans School of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$11,476View data - Kentucky
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment44Net price$25,829View data - Georgia
Profile Institute of Barber-Styling
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment34Net price$16,685View data - Iowa
SOHO Hair Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price$13,198View data - Illinois
Steven Papageorge Hair Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$10,721View data - Washington
Stylemaster College of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$6,773View data - California
Waynes College of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$13,121View data - Michigan
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment80Net price$8,314View data - New York
Westchester School of Beauty Culture
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment59Net price$12,932View 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 - PA
School-Springfield
Springfield, PAView data - AZ
School-Tucson
Tucson, AZView data - PA
School-West Mifflin
West Mifflin, PAView data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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