Paul Mitchell the School - San Antonio
About
Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio is a cosmetology school located in San Antonio, Texas. It is part of a larger network of 105 schools across the United States, and it specializes in programs such as cosmetology, barbering, skin care, and nail technology. The institution prepares approximately 14,000 students annually for careers in the beauty industry.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 5.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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 556 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (2.1%) 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-San Antonio | 76% | — | 361 | $30,294 | — |
| — | — | 253 | $14,277 | — | |
Atlanta School of Massage | — | — | — | $27,774 | — |
| — | — | 175 | $22,518 | — | |
| — | — | 265 | $24,096 | — | |
| — | — | 290 | $20,800 | — | |
| — | — | 316 | $29,253 | — | |
| — | — | 209 | $26,631 | — | |
| — | — | 227 | $16,245 | — | |
| — | — | 245 | $12,728 | — | |
| — | — | 194 | $14,993 | — | |
| — | — | 225 | $26,328 | — | |
| — | — | 225 | $20,598 | — | |
| — | — | 306 | $10,549 | — | |
| — | — | 218 | $19,775 | — | |
| — | — | 264 | $13,456 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | $12,731 | — | |
| — | — | 359 | $23,396 | — | |
| — | — | 242 | $19,047 | — | |
| — | — | 374 | $19,447 | — | |
| — | — | 256 | $18,210 | — | |
| — | — | 237 | $22,587 | — | |
| — | — | 179 | $18,343 | — | |
| — | — | 224 | $21,759 | — | |
| — | — | 287 | $22,214 | — | |
| — | — | 286 | $27,101 | — | |
| — | — | 176 | $20,533 | — | |
| — | 95.8% | 346 | $17,818 | — | |
| — | — | 254 | $17,658 | — | |
| Peer group median | 76% | 95.8% | 249 | $20,533 |
Institutions like Paulmitchell
Explore the federal data for institutions in Paulmitchell's comparison group.
- Florida
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment253Net price$14,277View data - Georgia
Atlanta School of Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$27,774 - Louisiana
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment175Net price$22,518View data - Indiana
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment265Net price$24,096View data - Ohio
Aveda Institute-Columbus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment290Net price$20,800View data - Texas
Avenue Five Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment316Net price$29,253View data - Kansas
Bellus Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment209Net price$26,631View data - California
California College of Barbering and Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment227Net price$16,245View data - Arkansas
Career Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment245Net price$12,728View data - New York
Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment194Net price$14,993View data - Maryland
Cortiva Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment225Net price$26,328View data - Michigan
David Pressley School of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment225Net price$20,598View data - New Hampshire
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment306Net price$10,549View data - Florida
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment218Net price$19,775View data - Texas
Houston Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment264Net price$13,456View data - Florida
La Belle Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price$12,731View data - California
Milan Institute-Merced
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price$23,396View data - Maryland
Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment242Net price$19,047View data - Texas
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment374Net price$19,447View data - South Carolina
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment256Net price$18,210View data - Tennessee
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment237Net price$22,587View data - Kansas
Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment179Net price$18,343View data - Idaho
Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment224Net price$21,759View data - Utah
Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment287Net price$22,214View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment286Net price$27,101View data - Iowa
PCI Academy-Ames
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment176Net price$20,533View data - New Jersey
Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
Grad rate—Admit rate95.8%Enrollment346Net price$17,818View data - California
Salon Success Academy-Upland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment254Net price$17,658View 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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