About
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology is a private cosmetology school located in San Marcos, California. Founded over 40 years ago, the institute offers programs in Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Manicuring, focusing on preparing students for state licensure exams with a combination of hands-on experience and classroom instruction.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at PIC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
PIC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PIC selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPalomar Institute of Cosmetology | 89% | — | 193 | $18,176 | — |
Ann Webb Skin Institute | — | — | 121 | $20,809 | — |
Bene's Career Academy | — | — | 321 | $22,360 | — |
Capri College-Dubuque | — | — | 165 | $14,104 | — |
Elevate Salon Institute | — | — | 197 | $14,092 | — |
Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | — | — | 156 | $15,895 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Springfield | — | — | 188 | $17,417 | — |
GA Beauty & Barber School | — | — | 171 | $25,426 | — |
Genesis Career College-Lebanon | — | — | 96 | $15,513 | — |
Glitz School of Cosmetology | — | — | 124 | $8,298 | — |
International School of Beauty Inc | — | — | 132 | $13,450 | — |
Jenks Beauty College | — | — | 95 | $11,344 | — |
John Amico School of Hair Design | — | — | 162 | $16,726 | — |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | — | — | 181 | $13,887 | — |
Milan Institute-Amarillo | — | — | 271 | $27,347 | — |
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst | — | — | 273 | $20,041 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Boise | — | — | 183 | $21,176 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | — | — | 196 | $18,487 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane | — | — | 296 | $19,718 | — |
Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo | — | — | 165 | $23,066 | — |
Phagans School of Hair Design | — | — | 212 | $9,780 | — |
Pivot Point Academy | — | — | 103 | $12,141 | — |
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook | — | — | 263 | $18,283 | — |
Taylor Andrews Academy-St George | — | — | 127 | $12,005 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy-San Jose | — | — | 196 | $18,460 | — |
The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | — | — | 202 | $30,283 | — |
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-Dallas | — | — | 220 | $22,027 | — |
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford | — | — | 170 | $18,036 | — |
Twin City Beauty College | — | — | 274 | $21,829 | — |
Winston Salem Barber School | — | — | 29 | $9,182 | — |
ZMS The Academy | — | — | 144 | $6,854 | — |
| Peer group median | 89% | — | 181 | $18,036 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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