10-yr median earnings
$27,652
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Chicago, Illinois
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, Illinois. 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.
- 53.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $23,324
- Avg net price / yr
- $27,652
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 16th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 53.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +27%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago 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
F
College Value Score
32/100
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago
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 F
$27,652
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,324
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
53.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$13,598
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
46.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$23,324
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
53.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 53.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago vs peers
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.
How Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,652 16th percentile higher than 16% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,652 | #4281 of 5103 | 16th |
| Average net price | $23,324 | #3694 of 5020 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.4% | #2715 of 4858 | 44th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 160 | #3889 of 5462 | 29th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
160
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
53.4%
150%-time completion
$27,652
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,652 | #160 of 189 | 15th |
| Average net price | $23,324 | #148 of 179 | 17th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 53.4% | #100 of 171 | 42nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 160 | #135 of 201 | 33rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 160 | Paul Mitchell the School-ChicagoThis school | $27,652 | $23,324 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $23,324 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $22,811 |
61.5%
Pell Grant Rate
57.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,598
Median Debt
$144/mo
Monthly Payment
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $19,129 to $16,064 (-16.0%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $19,1292023 · $16,064
Over the same years, enrollment went -52.5% (305 → 145 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
94.6%
Female
47.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$21,694
Median Earnings (6yr)
46.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 53.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,694 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $27,652 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 46.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,598 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $144/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 74 | $32,777 | $12,513 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, Illinois. Undergraduate enrollment is 160 students.
How much do Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $27,652 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,694.
How much does Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago cost? ▼
The average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago is $23,324.. Median student debt at graduation is $13,598.
What is the graduation rate at Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago has a 53.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago is $13,598, while former students earn a median of $27,652 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 49% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 46.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $144.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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