Empire Beauty School-Florence
For-profit College in Florence, KY. Median 10-year earnings $23,925.
Ten-year median earnings of $23,925 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Median debt at graduation is $13,000, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 206 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 206 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,070 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $15,427 at $0–30k against $20,979 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 63% get grants averaging $5,411, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 53% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 133 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,427 |
| $30–48k | $15,630 |
| $48–75k | $16,337 |
| $75–110k | $19,481 |
| $110k+ | $20,979 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 110 of these 206 students, totalling $885,374 — an average of $8,049 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Boone County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)