Paul Mitchell the School - Austin
About
Paul Mitchell the School-Austin is a beauty school located in Austin, Texas, part of a network of 105 Paul Mitchell Schools across the United States. The institution focuses on various areas of beauty education, including cosmetology, barbering, and skin and nail training, and it graduates approximately 14,000 students annually.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 22
- Oct 2024Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Oct 2023Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 144 students received $604K in Pell grants, alongside $524K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 97 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (7.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Paulmitchell
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Paulmitchell vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Paulmitchell 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPaul Mitchell the School-Austin | 71% | — | 171 | $19,002 | — |
| — | — | 283 | $25,998 | — | |
| — | — | 201 | $23,227 | — | |
| — | — | 163 | $23,554 | — | |
| — | — | 229 | $20,565 | — | |
| — | — | 89 | $19,209 | — | |
| — | — | 197 | $16,590 | — | |
| — | — | 246 | $36,205 | — | |
| — | — | 201 | $11,860 | — | |
| — | — | 157 | $20,540 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | $13,919 | — | |
| — | — | 178 | $12,456 | — | |
| — | — | 215 | $22,990 | — | |
| — | — | 197 | $20,756 | — | |
| — | — | 230 | $18,013 | — | |
| — | — | 260 | $23,880 | — | |
| — | — | 331 | $23,010 | — | |
| — | — | 211 | $27,491 | — | |
| — | — | 204 | $22,022 | — | |
| — | — | 189 | $23,464 | — | |
| — | — | 200 | $19,055 | — | |
| — | — | 164 | $15,423 | — | |
| — | — | 138 | $25,471 | — | |
| — | — | 147 | $24,085 | — | |
| — | — | 54 | $14,950 | — | |
| — | — | 162 | $12,867 | — | |
| — | — | 160 | $19,279 | — | |
| — | — | 144 | $17,717 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $11,507 | — | |
| — | — | 139 | $21,965 | — | |
| — | — | 164 | $16,000 | — | |
| Peer group median | 71% | — | 178 | $20,540 |
Institutions like Paulmitchell
Explore the federal data for institutions in Paulmitchell's comparison group.
- Florida
Aveda Institute-Fort Myers
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment283Net price$25,998View data - Florida
Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment201Net price$23,227View data - Virginia
Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment163Net price$23,554View data - Maryland
Hair Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment229Net price$20,565View data - Nevada
International Academy of Style
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price$19,209View data - Connecticut
International Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment197Net price$16,590View data - Georgia
International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment246Net price$36,205View data - Massachusetts
Jupiter Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment201Net price$11,860View data - South Carolina
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment157Net price$20,540View data - South Carolina
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment113Net price$13,919View data - Indiana
Kenny's Academy of Barbering
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment178Net price$12,456View data - Nevada
Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment215Net price$22,990View data - Pennsylvania
Metro Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment197Net price$20,756View data - Michigan
Michigan College of Beauty-Troy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment230Net price$18,013View data - California
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Vacaville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment260Net price$23,880View data - Nevada
Milan Institute-Las Vegas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment331Net price$23,010View data - New York
New York Institute of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment211Net price$27,491View data - Colorado
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment204Net price$22,022View data - Kentucky
Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment189Net price$23,464View data - Texas
Salon Boutique Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment200Net price$19,055View data - California
Salon Success Academy-Riverside
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment164Net price$15,423View data - Washington
Summit Salon Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment138Net price$25,471View data - Utah
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment147Net price$24,085View data - Texas
Texas College of Cosmetology-Lubbock
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price$14,950View data - Indiana
The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment162Net price$12,867View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment160Net price$19,279View data - Arizona
Tucson College of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment144Net price$17,717View data - Texas
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$11,507View data - Illinois
Universal Spa Training Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment139Net price$21,965View data - Illinois
University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment164Net price$16,000View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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