Paul Mitchell the School - NYC
Paul Mitchell the School-NYC has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 84% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 96 students, and 128 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
About
Paul Mitchell the School-NYC is a beauty school located in New York City, part of the Paul Mitchell Schools network which includes 105 locations in the United States and one in Slovenia. It focuses on training students in various beauty-related fields such as cosmetology, barbering, skincare, and nail care, 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 and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
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 · 9
- Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jul 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2022Removal of Monitoring StatusNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2022Removal of Monitoring StatusNational 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, 41 students received $224K in Pell grants, alongside $287K 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 60 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.6%) 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 Paul Mitchell the School-NYC
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
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Paul Mitchell the School-NYC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Paul Mitchell the School-NYC 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-NYC | — | Open admission | 96 | $24,336 | — |
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy | — | Open admission | 46 | $20,249 | — |
Academy of Salon Professionals | — | Open admission | 50 | $13,391 | — |
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc | — | Open admission | 48 | $4,430 | — |
Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy | — | Open admission | 32 | $24,260 | — |
Diamond Beauty College | — | Open admission | 67 | $12,282 | — |
Empire Beauty School-Reading | — | Open admission | 90 | $18,160 | — |
Florida Academy of Health & Beauty | — | Open admission | 54 | $6,953 | — |
Hair Arts Institute | — | Open admission | 38 | $17,842 | — |
International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences | — | Open admission | 62 | $21,624 | — |
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City | — | Open admission | 67 | $16,878 | — |
Kaizen Beauty Academy | — | Open admission | 95 | $17,938 | — |
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | — | Open admission | 66 | $14,839 | — |
Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy | — | Open admission | 50 | $11,824 | — |
Midwest Barber College | — | Open admission | — | $18,236 | — |
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy | — | Open admission | 73 | $9,456 | — |
Montgomery Beauty School | — | Open admission | 101 | $20,755 | — |
North Florida Cosmetology Institute | — | Open admission | 91 | $12,136 | — |
Omega Institute of Cosmetology | — | Open admission | 55 | $8,706 | — |
Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology | — | Open admission | 56 | $16,747 | — |
Paramount Beauty Academy | — | Open admission | 51 | $9,837 | — |
Premiere Aesthetics Institute | — | Open admission | 45 | $14,513 | — |
Searcy Beauty College | — | Open admission | 54 | $14,946 | — |
The Academy of Hair Design Six | — | Open admission | 37 | $17,138 | — |
The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville | — | Open admission | 53 | $16,043 | — |
The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | — | Open admission | 39 | $17,688 | — |
Top Nails & Hair Beauty School | — | Open admission | 92 | $4,837 | — |
Trend Barber College | — | Open admission | 30 | $19,626 | — |
Trend Setters School | — | Open admission | 65 | $16,521 | — |
Vaughn Beauty College | — | Open admission | 63 | $12,020 | — |
| Peer group median | — | — | 55 | $16,282 |
Institutions like Paul Mitchell the School-NYC
Explore the federal data for institutions in Paul Mitchell the School-NYC's comparison group.
- New Mexico
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment46Net price$20,249 - Missouri
Academy of Salon Professionals
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment50Net price$13,391 - Louisiana
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment48Net price$4,430 - Maryland
Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment32Net price$24,260 - California
Diamond Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment67Net price$12,282 - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Reading
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment90Net price$18,160 - Florida
Florida Academy of Health & Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment54Net price$6,953 - Oklahoma
Hair Arts Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment38Net price$17,842 - California
International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment62Net price$21,624 - Iowa
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment67Net price$16,878 - Florida
Kaizen Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment95Net price$17,938 - Massachusetts
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment66Net price$14,839 - Hawaii
Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment50Net price$11,824 - Kansas
Midwest Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment—Net price$18,236 - Ohio
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment73Net price$9,456 - Maryland
Montgomery Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment101Net price$20,755 - Florida
North Florida Cosmetology Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment91Net price$12,136 - Louisiana
Omega Institute of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment55Net price$8,706 - New York
Orlo School of Hair Design and Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment56Net price$16,747 - Ohio
Paramount Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment51Net price$9,837 - Oregon
Premiere Aesthetics Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment45Net price$14,513 - Arkansas
Searcy Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment54Net price$14,946 - Mississippi
The Academy of Hair Design Six
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment37Net price$17,138 - Alabama
The Salon Professional Academy-Huntsville
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment53Net price$16,043 - Illinois
The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment39Net price$17,688 - Utah
Top Nails & Hair Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment92Net price$4,837 - Texas
Trend Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment30Net price$19,626 - Missouri
Trend Setters School
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment65Net price$16,521 - Mississippi
Vaughn Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment63Net price$12,020
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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