Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus
Columbus, Ohio · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $27,398
- Avg net price
- 81%
- Grad / completion
- $37,609
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Columbus, Ohio (large city setting), enrolling 200 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Between 1000 B.C. and 1700 A.D., the Columbus metropolitan area was a center to indigenous cultures known as the Mound Builders, including the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient peoples. Remaining physical evidence of the cultures are their burial mounds and what they contained. Columbus has over 170 notable buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it also maintains its own register, the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, with 82 entries. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to Columbus, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 95 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub
How Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus compares
Higher than 78% · #38 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 89%
Higher than 59% · #78 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 13% · #137 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 48%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 45%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus 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 Ohio.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women19095%
- Men105%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White66%
- Black22%
- Hispanic5.0%
- Asian4.0%
- Other or multiracial4.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 200
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Students over 25
- 20%
- Median family income
- $23,316
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 28 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Ohio100%
Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus draws overwhelmingly from Ohio.
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
- $27,398
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
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,153
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,609
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 34%
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: 13% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,902. 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 53 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)
- $37,609
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 26%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 42.2″
- Annual snow
- 19″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Westerville, OH US station (4.6 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus 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.