Private for-profit · Community college

Empire Beauty School-Manhattan

New York, New York · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $18,892
Avg net price: 51%
Grad / completion: $24,022
Median earnings

Empire Beauty School-Manhattan is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in New York, New York (large city setting), enrolling 388 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 388 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersNear the coast

About New York, New York

New York, often called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States. In the pre-Columbian era, the area of present-day New York City was inhabited by Algonquians, including Munsee-speaking Lenape. New York City is frequently the setting for novels, movies, and television programs and has been described as the cultural capital of the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 1 mile
Nearest airport: 6 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How Empire Beauty School-Manhattan compares

Graduation rate51%

Higher than 39% · #120 of 185 in New York

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,022

Higher than 15% · #135 of 148 in New York

Average net price$18,892

Cheaper than 36% · #104 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$10,667

Lower than 39%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment388

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare Empire Beauty School-Manhattan 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 New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women36895%
Men205%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White3.1%
Black57%
Hispanic30%
Asian1.6%
Other or multiracial8.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 388
Student–faculty ratio: 22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 71%
First-generation students: 51%
Students over 25: 38%
Median family income: $12,594

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 172 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From New York95%
Other U.S. states4.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Empire Beauty School-Manhattan draws overwhelmingly from New York.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $18,892

Outcomes

Graduated: 51%
First-year retention: 60%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $19,897
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $24,022
Median debt at graduation: $10,667
Students with federal loans: 60%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 23%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

51%

Low-income (Pell)

53%

First-generation

53%

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.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $100

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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.

< $30k

$18,392

$30–48k

$18,608

$48–75k

$20,988

$75–110k

$23,677

$110k+

$24,504

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

11%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$164

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 11% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $164. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 262 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $24,022
Typical debt at graduation: $10,667
Debt vs. one year's pay: 44%
Out-earn a HS grad: 26%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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

$24,170

Men

$22,437

Women out-earn men by $1,733 (8%) 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: 85°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 49.5″
Annual snow: 29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (2.3 mi from campus).

What Empire Beauty School-Manhattan graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

193 grads$15k 1 yr$20k 5 yr$11k debt

193$15,322$19,913$10,667

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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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.