10-yr median earnings
$23,207
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Lexington, Kentucky
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington is a private for-profit institution in Lexington, Kentucky. 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.
- 76.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $23,464
- Avg net price / yr
- $23,207
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 8th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 76.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +9%
- 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-Lexington 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
40/100
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington
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
$23,207
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,464
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
76.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B
$9,833
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
37.6%
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
$23,464
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
76.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 76.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington 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-Lexington 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-Lexington: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$23,207 8th percentile higher than 8% 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-Lexington | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $23,207 | #4718 of 5103 | 8th |
| Average net price | $23,464 | #3720 of 5020 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 76.5% | #908 of 4858 | 81st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 189 | #3699 of 5462 | 32nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
189
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
76.5%
150%-time completion
$23,207
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington ranks in Kentucky
State rank among 70 reporting Kentucky colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $23,207 | #64 of 70 | 9th |
| Average net price | $23,464 | #67 of 79 | 15th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 76.5% | #5 of 75 | 93rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 189 | #56 of 81 | 31st |
Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre College | $66,240 | $20,781 |
| 2 | Bellarmine University | $62,069 | $21,499 |
| 3 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | $61,480 | $18,540 |
| 4 | Galen College of Nursing-ARH | $61,480 | $21,164 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | $61,480 | $28,475 |
| 6 | Thomas More University | $59,384 | $21,835 |
| 7 | University of Kentucky | $59,025 | $18,851 |
| 8 | Transylvania University | $54,705 | $21,913 |
| 9 | University of Louisville | $53,899 | $17,988 |
| 10 | Georgetown College | $52,074 | $14,095 |
| 11 | Northern Kentucky University | $50,220 | $8,191 |
| 12 | Spalding University | $49,438 | $25,491 |
| 64 | Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonThis school | $23,207 | $23,464 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$21,499 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$21,108 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,297 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$28,503 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $23,464 |
50.7%
Pell Grant Rate
47.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,833
Median Debt
$104/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington rose +131.6% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $9,874 in 2013 to $22,869 in 2023, a rise of $12,995 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,8742023 · $22,869
Over the same years, enrollment went -26.6% (278 → 204 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
42.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$21,361
Median Earnings (6yr)
37.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 76.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,361 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $23,207 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 37.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,833 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $104/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 78 | $27,620 | $12,415 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington is a private for-profit institution in Lexington, Kentucky. Undergraduate enrollment is 189 students.
How much do Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $23,207 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,361.
How much does Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington cost? ▼
The average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington is $23,464.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,833.
What is the graduation rate at Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington has a 76.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington is $9,833, while former students earn a median of $23,207 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 42% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 37.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $104.
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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