Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware
Newark, Delaware · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $16,753
- Avg net price
- 53%
- Grad / completion
- $32,242
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Newark, Delaware (large suburb setting), enrolling 148 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Newark, Delaware
Newark is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Newark was founded in 1694 by Scots-Irish and Welsh settlers. Newark has over 700 acres (2.8 km2) of parkland and open space, with 36 parks and 21 miles (34 km) of trails. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 36 miles to Philadelphia, PA
- To the ocean
- 4 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Wilmington (ILG)
How Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware compares
Higher than 40% · #5 of 8 in Delaware
Higher than 30%
Higher than 40% · #3 of 7 in Delaware
Cheaper than 44% · #6 cheapest of 7 in Delaware
Lower than 48%
Lower than 86%
Larger than 37%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware 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 Delaware.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White47%
- Black33%
- Hispanic14%
- Other or multiracial6.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 148
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Students over 25
- 24%
- Median family income
- $25,560
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $16,753
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
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,178
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,242
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 28%
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $32,242
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 30%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 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
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 25°F
- Annual rain
- 47″
- Annual snow
- 20.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark AG Farm, DE US station (4.7 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware 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.