Empire Beauty School-Union
For-profit College in Union, NJ. Median 10-year earnings $23,925.
Students who entered Empire Beauty School-Union reach a median of $23,925 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $13,000 — modest by four-year standards.
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. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 25:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. 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 188 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 188 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $17,149 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($16,941 versus $23,470), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 75% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,832 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 60% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 90 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 | $16,941 |
| $30–48k | $16,267 |
| $48–75k | $19,968 |
| $75–110k | $22,601 |
| $110k+ | $23,470 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 113 of these 188 students, totalling $884,457 — an average of $7,827 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Union 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)