Empire Beauty School-Somersworth
For-profit College in Somersworth, NH.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
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. 100% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The student-faculty ratio is 19:1 — 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. The undergraduate body is just 235, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 235 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $7,693 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,268 at $0–30k against $2,914 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Only 46% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing reaches 38% of students.
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 · 13 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 | $8,268 |
| $30–48k | $12,778 |
| $48–75k | $9,079 |
| $75–110k | $14,399 |
| $110k+ | $2,914 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 90 of these 235 students, totalling $637,487 — an average of $7,083 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Strafford 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)