Empire Beauty School-Lancaster acceptance rate
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster has an open admission policy: it accepts any student who applies, so it reports no acceptance rate to the U.S. Department of Education (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). Individual programs can still set their own entry requirements.
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · latest data- Students
- 85
Smaller than 89% of colleges
National median 921
What the numbers say about Empire Beauty School-Lancaster
Each finding compares this college's federal figures with other colleges. Your own price and outcome will differ.
- Price against similar colleges
- The average net price of $16,834 a year is $1,263 below the median of $18,097 across 67 private for-profit colleges in Pennsylvania.
- Price by family income
- Families earning up to $30,000 paid $15,846 a year after grants, and families earning over $110,000 paid $22,283, a difference of $6,437: the lowest-income families paid 71% of the top bracket's price.
- Debt against earnings
- Graduates who borrowed left with a median of $9,820 in federal loans, 32% of the $30,893 median salary of former students ten years after they started. On a standard 10-year plan that is about $112 a month, 4% of a typical monthly salary.
- Who gets the best relative price
- Against other private for-profit colleges, the price is lowest for families earning $30,001–$48,000: $15,550 a year, $6,548 under the $22,098 median for that income bracket.
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Cost & financial aid
Average net price
$16,834
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 53.8%
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Outcomes & student data
Federal data from IPEDS and the U.S. College Scorecard, not student reviews.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Transfer-out rate
First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college
Median earnings
$30,893
Former students who received federal aid
Is it worth it?
What Empire Beauty School-Lancaster graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.
| Latest official data | This college | Similar colleges |
|---|---|---|
| Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $30,893 | $33,458 |
| Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowed; about $112 a month on a 10-year planSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $9,820 | $9,833 |
| Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($16,834 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | 21.8 years | 21.4 years |
Similar colleges: the median of 54 private for-profit certificate schools in Pennsylvania with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.
Transfer pathways
0% of first-time, full-time students at Empire Beauty School-Lancaster transferred to another college.
The closest four-year colleges to Empire Beauty School-Lancaster. Which credits transfer is set by each college and state agreement, so check with both schools before you plan a transfer.
Franklin and Marshall College2 mi away · Lancaster, PA
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design2 mi away · Lancaster, PA
Millersville University of Pennsylvania3 mi away · Millersville, PA
Lancaster Bible College4 mi away · Lancaster, PA
Elizabethtown College-Pennsylvania15 mi away · Elizabethtown, PA- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York19 mi away · York, PA
- York College of Pennsylvania21 mi away · York, PA
Lebanon Valley College22 mi away · Annville, PA
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Empire Beauty School-LancasterLancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Campus
Empire Beauty School-Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Private for-profit
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityBaltimore, MD · about 53 mi
In the city250 mi
- Website
- empire.edu
Colleges within 25 miles
- Franklin and Marshall College2 miLancaster · Avg net price $33,445
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design2.4 miLancaster · Avg net price $33,456
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania2.7 miMillersville · Avg net price $18,817
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology3.5 miLancaster · Avg net price $10,665- Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork3.7 miLancaster · Avg net price $11,425
- Lancaster Bible College4.3 miLancaster · Avg net price $24,806
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster5.9 miLancaster · Avg net price $29,148
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center6 miWillow Street · Avg net price $17,115
Colleges within 25 miles
- Franklin and Marshall College2 mi · Avg net price $33,445
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design2 mi · Avg net price $33,456
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania3 mi · Avg net price $18,817
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology4 mi · Avg net price $10,665
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What is the average net price at Empire Beauty School-Lancaster?
The average net price at Empire Beauty School-Lancaster, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $16,834 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Empire Beauty School-Lancaster?
86.8% of first-time, full-time students at Empire Beauty School-Lancaster graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Data sources & last updated
Last checked Nov 15, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · latest data
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · latest data
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · latest data
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · latest data
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