by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total cost of going to Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financial aid options can Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown, 90% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid approximately 120 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 71% | $4,780 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 24% | $441 |
| Federal Pell grants | 69% | $4,649 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 69% | $6,957 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, roughly 68% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $4,743 (across approximately 192 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 68% | $4,743 |
| Federal Pell grants | 67% | $4,640 |
| Federal student loans | 63% | $7,320 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $5,227.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $15,780 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $16,365 |
| Over $75,000 | $19,782 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $16,618 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,588 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown’s official net price calculator: www.empire.edu/net-price-calculator.
The median student at Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown graduates with $6,222 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,222 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,667 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $113.09/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $10,274 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $12,953 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,222 |
| Middle income | $6,222 |
| High income | $6,152 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,222 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,222 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,222 |
| Independent students | $7,925 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 16533 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $148,604,775 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $55,009 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,858 |
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