Private for-profit · Community college

Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city

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Transfer rate: $18,923
Avg net price: 67%
Grad / completion: $34,913
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Indianapolis, Indiana (large city setting), enrolling 178 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 178 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. In 1816, the year Indiana gained statehood, U.S. Congress designated four sections of land in central Indiana as the future seat of state government, contingent on tribal removal. With a permanent collection of 54,000 works, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is the city's primary art museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 9 miles to Indianapolis, IN
To Great Lakes shore: 149 miles
Nearest airport: 10 miles to Indianapolis (IND) · major hub

How Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis compares

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 57% · #19 of 46 in Indiana

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,913

Higher than 49% · #14 of 42 in Indiana

Average net price$18,923

Cheaper than 36% · #23 cheapest of 51 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment178

Larger than 42%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis 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 Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White79%
Black9.0%
Hispanic7.9%
Asian0.6%
Other or multiracial3.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 178
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 32%
First-generation students: 42%
Students over 25: 17%
Median family income: $30,537

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 58 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Indiana100%

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

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: $18,923

Outcomes

Graduated: 67%
First-year retention: 82%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $25,649
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $34,913
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 44%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 42%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

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

$15,603

$30–48k

$16,997

$48–75k

$19,973

$75–110k

$20,701

$110k+

$22,164

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?

Paul Mitchell the School-Indianapolis funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $34,913
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 27%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

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: 84°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 44.6″
Annual snow: 25.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Indianapolis SE Side, IN US station (6.2 mi from campus).

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

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

100 grads$24k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$10k debt

100$23,870$27,194$9,833

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.