Private (for-profit)

Milan Institute-Palm Desert

Palm Desert, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·milaninstitute.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
Enrollment
356
peer median 215
Avg net price
$27,930
+$8.7k vs peer
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About

Milan Institute-Palm Desert is a private career training institution located in Palm Desert, California. It offers a variety of programs focused on healthcare and cosmetology, including Administrative Medical Assistant and Advanced Cosmetology. The institute has multiple campuses across California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
90%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
38%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,398
$30–48k$28,137
$48–75k$28,218
$75–110k$31,784
$110k+$31,784

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,930
+$8,686vs peer median $19,244
Federal loans
58.8%

Academic programs at Milan Institute-Palm Desert

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
356
12-mo unduplicated
503
Undergraduate
503
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%36
Women
93%467

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
79.7%
White
9.7%
Black
3.5%
Two or more
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.0%
Asian
0.7%
Unknown
0.7%
Non-resident
0.3%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1

Milan Institute-Palm Desert vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Milan Institute-Palm Desert selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMilan Institute-Palm Desert
48%356$27,930
Academy of Hair Design-Springfield
275$17,080
American Beauty College
334$24,076
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington
166$23,448
Aveda Institute-Des Moines
244$15,155
Aveda Institute-Phoenix
218$22,297
Aveda Institute-Tucson
100.0%240$21,037
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette
62$19,164
Capilo School of Hair Design
156$18,762
Capitol Beauty School
161$14,441
Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia
279$18,228
Florida Academy
350$13,236
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach
239$19,109
Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram
379$27,662
My Le's Beauty College
150
North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc
207$20,347
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas
312$21,125
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago
160$16,064
Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas
328$28,455
Paul Mitchell the School-Denver
213$11,886
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville
233$26,643
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis
216$20,861
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro
201$20,915
Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans
185$20,495
Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis
214$19,615
Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita
163$18,938
Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School
155$19,150
Salon Success Academy-Corona
196$12,983
Summit Salon Academy
183$19,220
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW
216$19,244
Peer group median48%100.0%215$19,244

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