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 total price of attendance at Empire Beauty School-Buffalo can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial assistance options will Empire Beauty School-Buffalo offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Empire Beauty School-Buffalo.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Empire Beauty School-Buffalo, 88% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid some 60 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 81% | $5,589 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 7% | $140 |
| Federal Pell grants | 81% | $5,538 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 72% | $7,918 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Empire Beauty School-Buffalo, roughly 69% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $5,466 (among about 109 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $5,466 |
| Federal Pell grants | 69% | $5,403 |
| Federal student loans | 63% | $8,032 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $5,210.
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 | $15,139 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $16,525 |
| Over $75,000 | $20,779 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,083 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,087 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Empire Beauty School-Buffalo’s official net price calculator: www.empire.edu/net-price-calculator.
The median federal debt load at Empire Beauty School-Buffalo comes to $6,633 of federal borrowing.
| 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 |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Empire Beauty School-Buffalo.
| 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 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,222 |
| Middle income | $7,667 |
| High income | $8,028 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,478 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,028 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| 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-Buffalo.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Empire Beauty School-Buffalo:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 19906 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $189,712,813 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
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