Private For-Profit · Somersworth, New Hampshire

Empire Beauty School-Somersworth

Empire Beauty School-Somersworth is a private for-profit institution in Somersworth, New Hampshire. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.

64.1%
150%-time completion
$9,170
Avg net price / yr
Suburb: Small
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Empire Beauty School-Somersworth profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

B
College Value Score
70/100
Empire Beauty School-Somersworth

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$9,170
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
64.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
50.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Empire Beauty School-Somersworth vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

Not reported

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$9,170

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

64.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 64.1%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Empire Beauty School-Somersworth vs peers

Empire Beauty School-Somersworth positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 6 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Empire Beauty School-Somersworth positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $29K $70K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $5K $37K Avg Net Price ($) Empire Beauty School-Laconia: $34K earn · $11K net Empire Beauty Scho… Empire Beauty School-Hooksett: $34K earn · $11K net · 80% grad Empire Beauty Scho… University of New Hampshire-Main Campus: $66K earn · $24K net · 76% grad University of New … Great Bay Community College: $42K earn · $16K net · 32% grad Great Bay Communit… York County Community College: $45K earn · $6K net · 31% grad York County Commun… The Landing School: $66K earn · $36K net · 98% grad The Landing School Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

Quick Facts

184
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
64.1%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Empire Beauty School-Somersworth ranks in New Hampshire

State rank among 24 reporting New Hampshire colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Empire Beauty School-Somersworth State rank Percentile
Average net price $9,170 #1 of 26 96th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 64.1% #8 of 25 68th
Undergraduate enrollment 184 #21 of 27 22nd

Highest former-student earnings in New Hampshire

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Dartmouth College$97,434$29,519
2Saint Anselm College$73,371$34,779
3University of New Hampshire-Main Campus$66,479$23,805
4University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online$66,479$10,864
5University of New Hampshire at Manchester$66,479$9,992
6University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law$66,479-
7Plymouth State University$57,304$19,216
8Keene State College$54,368$17,887
9Thomas More College of Liberal Arts$53,565$18,489
10Franklin Pierce University$53,353$27,154
11Rivier University$52,248$28,082
12Antioch University-New England$51,541-

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $9,170

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $8,268
$30,001 – $48,000 $12,778
28.5%
Pell Grant Rate
38.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Empire Beauty School-Somersworth swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,599 to $10,842 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -5.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$3,599
Highest year
$10,842
Most recent (2023)
$10,198
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $10,8422014: $10,1982015: $10,7292016: $10,3612017: $10,2782018: $3,5992019: $8,7092020: $9,1902021: $8,3332022: $10,5422023: $10,198
2013 · $10,8422023 · $10,198

Over the same years, enrollment went +20.0% (140 → 168 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

91.7%
Female
40.5%
First Generation

Outcomes

$18,595
Median Earnings (6yr)
29.2%
Earning Over $25K
50.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 64.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $18,595
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 29.2%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 50.5%
Median federal student debt At completion $6,333
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $67/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 102 $32,807 $7,819

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Empire Beauty School-Somersworth cost?
The average net price at Empire Beauty School-Somersworth is $9,170.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Empire Beauty School-Somersworth?
Empire Beauty School-Somersworth has a 64.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.

Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Empire Beauty School-Somersworth

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