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South University-Virginia Beach vs Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA · Virginia Beach, VA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair VA:VA

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · VA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach: average net price rose +9.9% from $14,706 (2013) to $16,162 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • South University-Virginia Beach: net price ranged $19,211–$29,237 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.9% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • South University-Virginia Beach: enrollment shrank -63.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -52 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach: enrollment ranged 115–181 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: South University-Virginia Beach vs Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach leads on 150%-time completion (42.2% vs 11.8% at South University-Virginia Beach)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($13,583 vs $26,123 at South University-Virginia Beach)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 South University-Virginia Beach leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($34,115 vs $20,172 at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between South University-Virginia Beach and Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach?▼
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach leads on 150%-time completion at 42.2% versus 11.8% at South University-Virginia Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between South University-Virginia Beach and Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach?▼
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $13,583 versus $26,123 at South University-Virginia Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between South University-Virginia Beach and Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach?▼
South University-Virginia Beach leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $34,115 versus $20,172 at Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025