by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Empire Beauty School-Littleton can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Empire Beauty School-Littleton offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep reading to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Empire Beauty School-Littleton.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Empire Beauty School-Littleton, 56% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 18 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 38% | $5,375 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 9% | $167 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $5,208 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 38% | $6,938 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Empire Beauty School-Littleton, approximately 44% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $5,093 (covering around 32 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 44% | $5,093 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $4,974 |
| Federal student loans | 43% | $7,094 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $4,607.
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 | $15,784 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,136 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,584 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $17,136 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $17,149 |
To project your own net price, use Empire Beauty School-Littleton’s official net price calculator: www.empire.edu/net-price-calculator.
The median federal debt load at Empire Beauty School-Littleton comes to $6,222 in federal loans.
| 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 |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Empire Beauty School-Littleton.
| 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 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation 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-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,222 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,222 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,222 |
| Independent students | $7,925 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Empire Beauty School-Littleton.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Empire Beauty School-Littleton:
| 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 | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $19,450 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $19,450 |
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