Private (for-profit)

Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena

Pasadena, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·paulmitchell.edu/pasadena
6-yr Graduation
38%
Enrollment
170
peer median 175
Avg net price
$30,966
+$15k vs peer
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Paul Mitchell the School-Pasadena is a cosmetology school located in Pasadena, California, with a focus on programs such as cosmetology, barbering, skin care, and nail technology. The institution is part of a larger network of 105 Paul Mitchell Schools across the United States and has produced approximately 14,000 graduates annually.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
38%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

50.0pp gap
Pell recipients
50%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$31,193
$30–48k
$48–75k$30,626
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$30,966
+$14,653vs peer median $16,313
Federal loans
63.1%

Academic programs at Paulmitchell

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
170
12-mo unduplicated
319
Undergraduate
319
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
17%54
Women
83%265

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
44.5%
White
15.5%
Unknown
14.5%
Asian
11.5%
Black
10.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.0%
Non-resident
0.5%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1

Paulmitchell vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Paulmitchell selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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-Pasadena
38%170$30,966
Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas
183$20,435
Alamo City Barber College
114$15,890
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York
293$27,064
Aveda Institute-Provo
164$16,910
Bella Capelli Academy
259$15,526
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale
152$15,244
Crave Beauty Academy
303$18,156
Empire Beauty School-Avondale
236$15,173
Empire Beauty School-Morrow
242$16,313
Empire Beauty School-Speedway
166$17,267
Eric Fisher Academy
161$12,934
Gould's Academy
148$11,205
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
172$20,345
LaSalle Tech
193$10,463
Latin Beauty Academy
283$16,207
Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute
249$13,510
Nova Academy of Cosmetology
205$29,868
Ohio State College of Barber Styling
406$14,383
Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas
99$15,309
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington
360$22,334
Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay
184$30,889
Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville
149$14,498
Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis
178$14,406
Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan
136$17,661
Paul Mitchell the School-Reno
161$20,951
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York
271
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus
152$17,233
Skin Science Institute
127$18,040
The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles
132$14,111
Peer group median38%175$16,313

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