by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg, 81% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind (about 64 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 76% | $6,252 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 29% | $536 |
| Federal Pell grants | 76% | $5,887 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 62% | $7,753 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg, roughly 72% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $5,454 (across roughly 185 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 72% | $5,454 |
| Federal Pell grants | 72% | $5,278 |
| Federal student loans | 57% | $8,011 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $6,157.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $16,862 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,112 |
| Over $75,000 | $20,318 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,329 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $17,299 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg’s online cost calculator: www.empire.edu/net-price-calculator.
A typical borrower at Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg leaves with $6,633 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,633 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,667 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $113.09/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $11,094 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,583 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,222 |
| Middle income | $7,667 |
| High income | $8,028 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,478 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,028 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,222 |
| Independent students | $7,238 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Empire Beauty School-Harrisburg:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 19906 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $189,712,813 |
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.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 3 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $43,494 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $14,498 |
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