Empire Beauty School-York
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 29.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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 979 borrowers who entered repayment, 47 (4.8%) 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-York
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-York vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Empire Beauty School-York 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-York | 74% | — | 90 | $18,035 | — |
ABC Beauty Academy | — | — | 52 | $10,107 | — |
Aveda Institute-Madison | — | — | 88 | $13,950 | — |
Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc | — | — | 97 | $4,309 | — |
Belbo Beauty Institute | — | — | 84 | $23,914 | — |
Beyond 21st Century Beauty Academy | — | — | 120 | $19,155 | — |
Capri Beauty College | — | — | 33 | $10,777 | — |
Charleston Cosmetology Institute | — | — | 100 | $15,686 | — |
Continental School of Beauty Culture-West Seneca | — | — | 78 | $16,000 | — |
Corinth Academy of Cosmetology | — | — | 90 | $21,666 | — |
Cutting Edge Academy | — | — | 99 | $30,484 | — |
Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology | — | — | 81 | $15,874 | — |
DuVall's School of Cosmetology | — | — | 65 | $17,859 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Northlake | — | — | 127 | $15,771 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Tampa | — | — | 111 | $18,774 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Union | — | — | 103 | $18,215 | — |
First Class Cosmetology School | — | — | 92 | $16,411 | — |
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | — | — | 55 | $21,470 | — |
L Makeup Institute | — | — | 73 | $28,320 | — |
Lyle's College of Beauty | — | — | 70 | $19,746 | — |
Ohio State Beauty Academy | — | — | 91 | $6,962 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Miami | — | — | — | $20,559 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Normal | — | — | 46 | $16,843 | — |
Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | — | — | 97 | $29,207 | — |
Salon Success Academy-West Covina | — | — | 75 | $16,649 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy Maplewood | — | — | 85 | $12,523 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton | — | — | 81 | $10,859 | — |
The Spa School | — | — | 111 | $18,676 | — |
Traxlers School of Hair | — | — | 98 | $11,006 | — |
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal | — | — | 171 | $17,607 | — |
Turning Point Beauty College | — | — | 106 | $14,433 | — |
| Peer group median | 74% | — | 90 | $16,843 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Empire Beauty School-York
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Empire Beauty School-York.
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