Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Austin
Austin, Texas · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $19,002
- Avg net price
- 71%
- Grad / completion
- $23,721
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Austin is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Austin, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 171 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BC. "Keep Austin Weird" has been a local motto for years, featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. This motto has not only been used in promoting Austin's eccentricity and diversity, but is also meant to bolster support of local independent businesses. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to Austin, TX
- To the ocean
- 132 miles
- Nearest airport
- 14 miles to Austin Bergstrom (AUS) · major hub
How Paul Mitchell the School-Austin compares
Higher than 63% · #94 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 89%
Higher than 13% · #174 of 206 in Texas
Cheaper than 36% · #133 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 75%
Lower than 67%
Larger than 41%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Austin 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 Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White34%
- Black19%
- Hispanic40%
- Asian0.6%
- Other or multiracial6.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 171
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Students over 25
- 38%
- Median family income
- $27,220
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 24 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Texas100%
Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Austin draws overwhelmingly from Texas.
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
- $19,002
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
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,338
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,721
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,917
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 33%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $989. 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 126 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)
- $23,721
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,917
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 33%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 39%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 96°F
- Winter low
- 38°F
- Annual rain
- 37.1″
- Annual snow
- 0.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin Great Hills, TX US station (2.5 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Austin graduates study — and earn
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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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.