10-yr median earnings
$25,845
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Pasadena, California
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena is a private for-profit institution in Pasadena, 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.
- 58.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $26,022
- Avg net price / yr
- $25,845
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 13th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 58.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +35%
- 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-Pasadena 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
38/100
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena
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
$25,845
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$26,022
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
49.4%
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
$26,022
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
58.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena 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-Pasadena 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-Pasadena: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$25,845 13th percentile higher than 13% 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-Pasadena | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $25,845 | #4436 of 5103 | 13th |
| Average net price | $26,022 | #4047 of 5020 | 19th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.5% | #2337 of 4858 | 52nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 170 | #3816 of 5462 | 30th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
170
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
58.5%
150%-time completion
$25,845
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena 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-Pasadena | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $25,845 | #444 of 493 | 10th |
| Average net price | $26,022 | #326 of 495 | 34th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.5% | #277 of 483 | 43rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 170 | #391 of 553 | 29th |
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 |
| 444 | Paul Mitchell the School-PasadenaThis school | $25,845 | $26,022 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $26,022 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $26,022 |
42.3%
Pell Grant Rate
34.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena rose +105.7% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $15,051 in 2013 to $30,966 in 2023, a rise of $15,915 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 · $15,0512023 · $30,966
Over the same years, enrollment went +14.9% (174 → 200 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
95.2%
Female
46.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$19,106
Median Earnings (6yr)
49.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 58.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $19,106 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $25,845 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 49.4% |
| 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 | 151 | $28,568 | $10,556 |
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Private For-Profit institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena is a private for-profit institution in Pasadena, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 170 students.
How much do Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $25,845 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $19,106.
How much does Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena cost? ▼
The average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena is $26,022.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena? ▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena has a 58.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $25,845 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 49.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.
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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