Paul Mitchell the School - Houston
About
Paul Mitchell the School-Houston is a beauty school located in Houston, Texas, part of a nationwide network of 105 Paul Mitchell Schools across the United States. The institution focuses on training professionals in cosmetology, barbering, skin care, and nail technology, graduating approximately 14,000 students each year.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 14.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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 · 12
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational 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: OwnershipNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2024Grant 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, 456 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M 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 403 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below 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-Houston | 81% | — | 288 | $24,814 | — |
| — | — | 442 | $83 | — | |
| — | — | 250 | $20,491 | — | |
| — | — | 280 | $20,167 | — | |
| — | 79.0% | 271 | $13,414 | — | |
| — | — | 210 | $12,258 | — | |
| — | — | 388 | $18,892 | — | |
| — | — | 404 | $25,113 | — | |
| — | — | 490 | $21,847 | — | |
| — | — | 200 | $14,397 | — | |
| — | — | 182 | $10,827 | — | |
| — | — | 273 | $17,751 | — | |
| — | — | 229 | $19,444 | — | |
| — | — | 241 | $19,466 | — | |
| — | — | 582 | $24,487 | — | |
| — | — | 500 | $22,146 | — | |
| — | — | 466 | $21,050 | — | |
| — | — | 550 | $23,220 | — | |
| — | — | 441 | $32,141 | — | |
| — | — | 249 | $18,075 | — | |
| — | — | 395 | $21,920 | — | |
| — | — | 223 | $22,624 | — | |
| — | — | 309 | $16,717 | — | |
| — | — | 225 | $35,975 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 403 | $22,586 | — | |
| — | — | 422 | $8,785 | — | |
| — | — | 183 | $5,948 | — | |
| — | — | 323 | $10,052 | — | |
| — | — | 319 | $20,909 | — | |
| — | — | 346 | $23,951 | — | |
| Peer group median | 81% | 89.5% | 314 | $20,329 |
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$83View data - Texas
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment250Net price$20,491View data - Colorado
Aveda Institute-Denver
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment280Net price$20,167View data - Nevada
Casal Institute of Nevada
Grad rate—Admit rate79.0%Enrollment271Net price$13,414View data - Ohio
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment210Net price$12,258View data - New York
Empire Beauty School-Manhattan
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment388Net price$18,892View data - Florida
Futura Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment404Net price$25,113View data - Illinois
G Skin & Beauty Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment490Net price$21,847View data - Georgia
Georgia Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment200Net price$14,397View data - Missouri
Grabber School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment182Net price$10,827View data - Florida
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment273Net price$17,751View data - California
Lu Ross Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment229Net price$19,444View data - Utah
Medspa Academies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment241Net price$19,466View data - California
Milan Institute-Bakersfield
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment582Net price$24,487View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment500Net price$22,146View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment466Net price$21,050View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment550Net price$23,220View data - New Jersey
Parisian Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment441Net price$32,141View data - Georgia
Paul Mitchell the School-Atlanta
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment249Net price$18,075View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment395Net price$21,920View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment223Net price$22,624View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Sacramento
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment309Net price$16,717View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-San Diego
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment225Net price$35,975View data - Arizona
Penrose Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment403Net price$22,586View data - Florida
Praxis Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment422Net price$8,785View 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$10,052View data - Indiana
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment319Net price$20,909View data - Indiana
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment346Net price$23,951View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Paul Mitchell the School-Houston.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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