Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,186
- Avg net price
- 59%
- Grad / completion
- $25,306
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Memphis, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 216 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Occupying a substantial bluff rising from the Mississippi River, the site of Memphis has been a natural location for human settlement by varying indigenous cultures over thousands of years. One of the largest celebrations of the city is Memphis in May. The month-long series of events promotes Memphis's heritage and outreach of its people far beyond the city's borders. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 6 miles to Memphis, TN
- To the ocean
- 323 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Memphis (MEM) · major hub
How Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis compares
Higher than 47% · #52 of 81 in Tennessee
Higher than 58%
Higher than 19% · #57 of 70 in Tennessee
Cheaper than 39% · #58 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee
Lower than 48%
Lower than 49%
Larger than 46%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis 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 Tennessee.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women20093%
- Men167%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White25%
- Black66%
- Hispanic7.9%
- Asian0.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 216
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Students over 25
- 43%
- Median family income
- $20,998
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 27 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Tennessee96%
- Other U.S. states3.7%
Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis draws overwhelmingly from Tennessee.
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
- $18,186
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
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,917
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $25,306
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 62%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 38%
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)
- $25,306
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 39%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 20%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 54.9″
- Annual snow
- 2.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis Intl AP, TN US station (5.5 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis 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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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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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.