10-yr median earnings
$26,897
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Costa Mesa, California
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa is a private for-profit institution in Costa Mesa, California. 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.
- 84.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $21,920
- Avg net price / yr
- $26,897
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 15th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 84.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +13%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa 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
D
College Value Score
43/100
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa
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
$26,897
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,920
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
84.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C-
$13,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
47.6%
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
$21,920
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
84.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 84.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa 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-Costa Mesa 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-Costa Mesa: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$26,897 15th percentile higher than 15% 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-Costa Mesa | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,897 | #4353 of 5103 | 15th |
| Average net price | $21,920 | #3444 of 5020 | 31st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 84.2% | #488 of 4858 | 90th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 395 | #3057 of 5462 | 44th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
395
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
84.2%
150%-time completion
$26,897
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,897 | #439 of 493 | 11th |
| Average net price | $21,920 | #273 of 495 | 45th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 84.2% | #69 of 483 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 395 | #299 of 553 | 46th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 438 | Paul Mitchell the School-Costa MesaThis school | $26,897 | $21,920 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$20,550 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$21,891 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$22,252 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$25,241 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $21,920 |
40.5%
Pell Grant Rate
47.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,000
Median Debt
$138/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,890 to $20,211 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -31.9%, 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
$10,890
Highest year
$20,211
Most recent (2023)
$12,063
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,7172023 · $12,063
Over the same years, enrollment went +84.6% (188 → 347 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
87.7%
Female
43.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$23,724
Median Earnings (6yr)
35.5%
Earning Over $25K
47.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 84.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $23,724 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $26,897 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 35.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 47.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $138/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 285 | $31,080 | $7,232 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa is a private for-profit institution in Costa Mesa, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 395 students.
How much do Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $26,897 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $23,724.
How much does Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa cost? ▼
The average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa is $21,920.. Median student debt at graduation is $13,000.
What is the graduation rate at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa has a 84.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa is $13,000, while former students earn a median of $26,897 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 48% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 47.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $138.
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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