Paul Mitchell the School - Schenectady
About
Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady is a beauty school located in Schenectady, New York, part of the larger Paul Mitchell Schools network which includes 105 institutions across the United States. The school offers programs in cosmetology, barbering, skin care, and nail technology, aiming to train students for careers in the beauty industry.
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 · 3
- Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Mar 2024Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: MonitoringNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2022Renewal of AccreditationNational 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, 134 students received $618K in Pell grants, alongside $938K 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 112 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.7%) 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-Schenectady | 94% | — | 87 | $19,058 | — |
| — | — | 115 | $19,513 | — | |
| — | — | 118 | $17,011 | — | |
| — | — | 86 | $17,488 | — | |
| — | — | 89 | $23,643 | — | |
| — | — | 117 | $18,204 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $17,934 | — | |
| — | — | 194 | $12,610 | — | |
| — | — | 171 | $16,618 | — | |
| — | — | 111 | $10,768 | — | |
| — | — | 86 | $14,581 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $34,589 | — | |
| — | — | 88 | $17,560 | — | |
| — | — | 70 | $12,564 | — | |
| — | — | 120 | $16,348 | — | |
| — | — | 97 | $15,111 | — | |
| — | — | 143 | $11,408 | — | |
| — | — | 120 | $16,188 | — | |
| — | — | 148 | $16,753 | — | |
| — | — | 52 | $20,042 | — | |
| — | — | 178 | $28,813 | — | |
| — | — | 93 | $21,840 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $16,667 | — | |
| — | — | 204 | $29,578 | — | |
| — | — | 160 | $14,560 | — | |
| — | — | 66 | $11,362 | — | |
| — | — | 146 | $14,416 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $17,857 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $14,380 | — | |
| — | — | 44 | $23,096 | — | |
| Peer group median | 94% | — | 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 rate—Enrollment115Net price$19,513View data - Maryland
Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment118Net price$17,011View data - Pennsylvania
Barber School of Pittsburgh
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment86Net price$17,488View data - New York
Brittany Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price$23,643View data - California
Cinta Aveda Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment117Net price$18,204View data - Nebraska
College of Hair Design-Downtown
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$17,934View data - Louisiana
Compass Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment194Net price$12,610View data - Kentucky
Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment171Net price$16,618View data - West Virginia
Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment111Net price$10,768View data - West Virginia
International Beauty School 4
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment86Net price$14,581View data - California
J D Academy of Salon and Spa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$34,589View data - Indiana
J Michael Harrold Beauty Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment88Net price$17,560View data - Michigan
Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment70Net price$12,564View data - New York
New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment120Net price$16,348View data - Kansas
Old Town Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment97Net price$15,111View data - Connecticut
Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment143Net price$11,408View data - New Jersey
P B Cosmetology Education Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment120Net price$16,188View data - Delaware
Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment148Net price$16,753View data - Illinois
Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment52Net price$20,042View data - Connecticut
Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment178Net price$28,813View data - California
Professional Institute of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment93Net price$21,840View data - Indiana
Rogers Academy of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$16,667View data - New York
Shear Ego International School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment204Net price$29,578View data - Nevada
Sierra Academy of Style
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment160Net price$14,560View data - Oregon
Summit Salon Academy-Portland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment66Net price$11,362View data - Texas
The Professional Cosmetology Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment146Net price$14,416View data - Wisconsin
The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$17,857View data - Connecticut
TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$14,380View data - Texas
Tint School of Makeup & Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment44Net price$23,096View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Paul Mitchell the School-Schenectady.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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