Private for-profit · Community college
Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city
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- Transfer rate
- $17,213
- Avg net price
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- Grad / completion
- $24,397
- Median earnings
Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Indianapolis, Indiana (large city setting), enrolling 213 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. In 1816, the year Indiana gained statehood, U.S. Congress designated four sections of land in central Indiana as the future seat of state government, contingent on tribal removal. With a permanent collection of 54,000 works, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is the city's primary art museum. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 9 miles to Indianapolis, IN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 149 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Indianapolis (IND) · major hub
How Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis compares
Higher than 16% · #32 of 42 in Indiana
Cheaper than 42% · #16 cheapest of 51 in Indiana
Lower than 39%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 46%
Percentiles compare Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Indiana.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women19993%
- Men147%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White54%
- Black27%
- Hispanic8.5%
- Asian2.8%
- Other or multiracial7.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 213
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- 56%
- Students over 25
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- Median family income
- $13,280
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
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- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
- $17,213
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $19,174
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,397
- Median debt at graduation
- $10,667
- Students with federal loans
- 82%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 25%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $24,397
- Typical debt at graduation
- $10,667
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 44%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 28%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $4,422 (22%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 19°F
- Annual rain
- 44.6″
- Annual snow
- 25.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Indianapolis SE Side, IN US station (4.5 mi from campus).
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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis side by side →
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- Transfer
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- Tuition
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- Tuition
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- Students
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $26k
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.











