Paul Mitchell the School - Lombard
About
Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard is a beauty school located in Lombard, Illinois, part of a network of 105 schools across the United States with a focus on cosmetology, barbering, skin care, and nail training. The institution graduates approximately 14,000 students annually, preparing them for careers in the global beauty industry.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 30.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 194 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (3.0%) 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-Lombard | 75% | Open admission | 52 | $20,042 | — |
| — | Open admission | 115 | $19,513 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 118 | $17,011 | — | |
| — | Not reported | 86 | $17,488 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 89 | $23,643 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 117 | $18,204 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 53 | $17,934 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 194 | $12,610 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 171 | $16,618 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 111 | $10,768 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 86 | $14,581 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 91 | $34,589 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 88 | $17,560 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 70 | $12,564 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 120 | $16,348 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 97 | $15,111 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 143 | $11,408 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 120 | $16,188 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 148 | $16,753 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 178 | $28,813 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 87 | $19,058 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 93 | $21,840 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 72 | $16,667 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 204 | $29,578 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 160 | $14,560 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 66 | $11,362 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 146 | $14,416 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 67 | $17,857 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 53 | $14,380 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 44 | $23,096 | — | |
| Peer group median | 75% | — | 95 | $16,882 |
Institutions like Paulmitchell
Explore the federal data for institutions in Paulmitchell's comparison group.
- Arkansas
Academy of Professional Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment115Net price$19,513View data - Maryland
Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment118Net price$17,011View data - Pennsylvania
Barber School of Pittsburgh
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment86Net price$17,488View data - New York
Brittany Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment89Net price$23,643View data - California
Cinta Aveda Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment117Net price$18,204View data - Nebraska
College of Hair Design-Downtown
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment53Net price$17,934View data - Louisiana
Compass Career College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment194Net price$12,610View data - Kentucky
Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment171Net price$16,618View data - West Virginia
Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment111Net price$10,768View data - West Virginia
International Beauty School 4
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment86Net price$14,581View data - California
J D Academy of Salon and Spa
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment91Net price$34,589View data - Indiana
J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment88Net price$17,560View data - Michigan
Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment70Net price$12,564View data - New York
New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment120Net price$16,348View data - Kansas
Old Town Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment97Net price$15,111View data - Connecticut
Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment143Net price$11,408View data - New Jersey
P B Cosmetology Education Center
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment120Net price$16,188View data - Delaware
Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment148Net price$16,753View data - Connecticut
Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment178Net price$28,813View data - New York
Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment87Net price$19,058View data - California
Professional Institute of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment93Net price$21,840View data - Indiana
Rogers Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment72Net price$16,667View data - New York
Shear Ego International School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment204Net price$29,578View data - Nevada
Sierra Academy of Style
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment160Net price$14,560View data - Oregon
Summit Salon Academy-Portland
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment66Net price$11,362View data - Texas
The Professional Cosmetology Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment146Net price$14,416View data - Wisconsin
The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment67Net price$17,857View data - Connecticut
TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment53Net price$14,380View data - Texas
Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment44Net price$23,096View data
Campus network
Paulmitchell is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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