Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $29,401
- Avg net price
- 73%
- Grad / completion
- $28,449
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Louisville, Kentucky (large suburb setting), enrolling 233 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. The history of Louisville spans hundreds of years, and has been influenced by the area's geography and proximity to the Falls of the Ohio River. Louisville is home to many annual cultural events. Perhaps most well known is the Kentucky Derby, held annually during the first Saturday of May. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 10 miles to Louisville, KY
- To Great Lakes shore
- 249 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF) · major hub
How Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville compares
Higher than 66% · #7 of 46 in Kentucky
Higher than 79%
Higher than 27% · #27 of 40 in Kentucky
Cheaper than 9% · #49 cheapest of 50 in Kentucky
Lower than 48%
Lower than 67%
Larger than 48%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville 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 Kentucky.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women22295%
- Men115%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White72%
- Black18%
- Hispanic7.7%
- Asian1.3%
- Other or multiracial1.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 233
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Students over 25
- 24%
- Median family income
- $21,005
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 61 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Kentucky77%
- Other U.S. states23%
Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville draws overwhelmingly from Kentucky.
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
- $29,401
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
- 73%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,238
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $28,449
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 29%
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?
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville 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)
- $28,449
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 35%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 20%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $11,289 (41%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 48.1″
- Annual snow
- 13.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Bowman Fld, KY US station (4.8 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville 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.