Paul Mitchell the School - Costa Mesa
About
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa is part of a nationwide network of 105 beauty schools located across the United States, with its first international location in Slovenia. The institution focuses on training students in areas such as cosmetology, barbering, skin care, and nail technology, graduating approximately 14,000 new professionals each year.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 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.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 11
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational 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, 881 students received $4.2M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M 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 899 borrowers who entered repayment, 31 (3.4%) 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-Costa Mesa | 82% | — | 395 | $12,063 | — |
| — | — | 442 | — | — | |
| — | — | 250 | $24,217 | — | |
| — | — | 280 | $21,495 | — | |
| — | 79.0% | 271 | $14,037 | — | |
| — | — | 210 | $13,528 | — | |
| — | — | 388 | $19,553 | — | |
| — | — | 404 | $22,298 | — | |
| — | — | 490 | $21,142 | — | |
| — | — | 200 | $13,000 | — | |
| — | — | 182 | $12,981 | — | |
| — | — | 273 | $17,903 | — | |
| — | — | 229 | $15,711 | — | |
| — | — | 241 | $16,881 | — | |
| — | — | 582 | $29,198 | — | |
| — | — | 500 | $19,659 | — | |
| — | — | 466 | $20,159 | — | |
| — | — | 550 | $20,472 | — | |
| — | — | 441 | $21,316 | — | |
| — | — | 249 | $17,887 | — | |
| — | — | 223 | $20,048 | — | |
| — | — | 288 | $20,616 | — | |
| — | — | 309 | $19,748 | — | |
| — | — | 225 | $25,671 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 403 | $23,650 | — | |
| — | — | 422 | $8,661 | — | |
| — | — | 183 | $5,948 | — | |
| — | — | 323 | $11,492 | — | |
| — | — | 319 | $19,194 | — | |
| — | — | 346 | $19,046 | — | |
| Peer group median | 82% | 89.5% | 314 | $19,553 |
Institutions like Paulmitchell
Explore the federal data for institutions in Paulmitchell's comparison group.
- California
Asian-American International Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment442Net price—View data - Texas
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment250Net price$24,217View data - Colorado
Aveda Institute-Denver
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment280Net price$21,495View data - Nevada
Casal Institute of Nevada
Grad rate—Admit rate79.0%Enrollment271Net price$14,037View data - Ohio
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment210Net price$13,528View data - New York
Empire Beauty School-Manhattan
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment388Net price$19,553View data - Florida
Futura Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment404Net price$22,298View data - Illinois
G Skin & Beauty Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment490Net price$21,142View data - Georgia
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment200Net price$13,000View data - Missouri
Grabber School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment182Net price$12,981View data - Florida
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment273Net price$17,903View data - California
Lu Ross Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment229Net price$15,711View data - Utah
Medspa Academies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment241Net price$16,881View data - California
Milan Institute-Bakersfield
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment582Net price$29,198View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment500Net price$19,659View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment466Net price$20,159View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment550Net price$20,472View data - New Jersey
Parisian Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment441Net price$21,316View data - Georgia
Paul Mitchell the School-Atlanta
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment249Net price$17,887View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment223Net price$20,048View data - Texas
Paul Mitchell the School-Houston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment288Net price$20,616View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment309Net price$19,748View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment225Net price$25,671View data - Arizona
Penrose Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment403Net price$23,650View data - Florida
Praxis Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment422Net price$8,661View data - Pennsylvania
South Hills Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$5,948View data - Tennessee
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment323Net price$11,492View data - Indiana
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment319Net price$19,194View data - Indiana
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment346Net price$19,046View data
Campuses
The 5 campuses that make up Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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