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Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate
$14,257
Avg net price
68%
Grad / completion
$20,077
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fayetteville, Arkansas (midsize city setting), enrolling 99 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 99 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and its county seat. Following the Louisiana Purchase, the first permanent settlers in what became Fayetteville were George McGarrah and his sons James, John, and William. Fayetteville's culture is a combination of a Southern city, college town, and the fast-growing Northwest Arkansas metro area. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
425 miles
Nearest airport
14 miles to Northwest Arkansas National (XNA)

How Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas compares

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 60% · #11 of 47 in Arkansas

First-year retention95%

Higher than 88%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,077

Higher than 6% · #36 of 43 in Arkansas

Average net price$14,257

Cheaper than 53% · #32 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment99

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arkansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

99undergrads
  • Women9091%
  • Men99%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black1.0%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Asian3.0%
  • Other or multiracial2.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
99
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
14%
Median family income
$25,628

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 20 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Arkansas90%
  • Other U.S. states10%

Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas draws overwhelmingly from Arkansas.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$14,257

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
68%
First-year retention
95%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,106
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$20,077
Median debt at graduation
$9,833
Students with federal loans
50%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
65%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$13,130
$30–48k
$11,182
$48–75k
$15,808
$75–110k
—
$110k+
$19,771

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

13%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$500
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 13% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $500. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 75 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$20,077
Typical debt at graduation
$9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay
49%
Out-earn a HS grad
23%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
46.3″
Annual snow
6.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fayetteville Exp Stn, AR US station (2.1 mi from campus).

What Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
70 grads$14k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$13k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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