Paul Mitchell the School - Pasadena
About
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.
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 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 · 8
- Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2024Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Oct 2022Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- May 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 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, 129 students received $549K in Pell grants, alongside $503K 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 149 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (4.0%) 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-Pasadena | 38% | — | 170 | $30,966 | — |
| — | — | 183 | $20,435 | — | |
| — | — | 114 | $15,890 | — | |
| — | — | 293 | $27,064 | — | |
| — | — | 164 | $16,910 | — | |
| — | — | 259 | $15,526 | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $15,244 | — | |
| — | — | 303 | $18,156 | — | |
| — | — | 236 | $15,173 | — | |
| — | — | 242 | $16,313 | — | |
| — | — | 166 | $17,267 | — | |
| — | — | 161 | $12,934 | — | |
| — | — | 148 | $11,205 | — | |
| — | — | 172 | $20,345 | — | |
| — | — | 193 | $10,463 | — | |
| — | — | 283 | $16,207 | — | |
| — | — | 249 | $13,510 | — | |
| — | — | 205 | $29,868 | — | |
| — | — | 406 | $14,383 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $15,309 | — | |
| — | — | 360 | $22,334 | — | |
| — | — | 184 | $30,889 | — | |
| — | — | 149 | $14,498 | — | |
| — | — | 178 | $14,406 | — | |
| — | — | 136 | $17,661 | — | |
| — | — | 161 | $20,951 | — | |
| — | — | 271 | — | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $17,233 | — | |
| — | — | 127 | $18,040 | — | |
| — | — | 132 | $14,111 | — | |
| Peer group median | 38% | — | 175 | $16,313 |
Institutions like Paulmitchell
Explore the federal data for institutions in Paulmitchell's comparison group.
- Nevada
Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$20,435View data - Texas
Alamo City Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment114Net price$15,890View data - New York
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New York
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment293Net price$27,064View data - Utah
Aveda Institute-Provo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment164Net price$16,910View data - Pennsylvania
Bella Capelli Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment259Net price$15,526View data - New York
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Mattydale
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$15,244View data - Kansas
Crave Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment303Net price$18,156View data - Arizona
Empire Beauty School-Avondale
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment236Net price$15,173View data - Georgia
Empire Beauty School-Morrow
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment242Net price$16,313View data - Indiana
Empire Beauty School-Speedway
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment166Net price$17,267View data - Kansas
Eric Fisher Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment161Net price$12,934View data - Tennessee
Gould's Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment148Net price$11,205View data - South Carolina
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment172Net price$20,345View data - Louisiana
LaSalle Tech
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment193Net price$10,463View data - Florida
Latin Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment283Net price$16,207View data - New York
Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment249Net price$13,510View data - Minnesota
Nova Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment205Net price$29,868View data - Ohio
Ohio State College of Barber Styling
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment406Net price$14,383View data - Arkansas
Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$15,309View data - Texas
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment360Net price$22,334View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment184Net price$30,889View data - North Carolina
Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment149Net price$14,498View data - Indiana
Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment178Net price$14,406View data - Michigan
Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment136Net price$17,661View data - Nevada
Paul Mitchell the School-Reno
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment161Net price$20,951View data - New Jersey
Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment271Net price—View data - Ohio
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$17,233View data - Utah
Skin Science Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment127Net price$18,040View data - Missouri
The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment132Net price$14,111View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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