Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville
Merrillville, Indiana · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $26,955
- Avg net price
- 86%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Merrillville, Indiana (large suburb setting), enrolling 107 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Merrillville, Indiana
Merrillville is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. Merrillville occupies what used to be woodland belonging to the Potawatomi Indians. In 1834, a clearing was created for ceremonial purposes and called McGwinn Village. A year later, a white man, Jeremiah Wiggins, settled in the place; McGwinn Village became Wiggins Point. Merrillville is a hub for retail trade in Northwest Indiana. The US 30 corridor between Taft Street and Colorado Street harbors a large concentration of big-box retailers, hotels, restaurants, and automobile dealerships. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 32 miles to Chicago, IL
- To Great Lakes shore
- 11 miles
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Gary/Chicago (GYY)
How Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville compares
Higher than 85% · #4 of 46 in Indiana
Higher than 4%
Cheaper than 14% · #45 cheapest of 51 in Indiana
Lower than 48%
Lower than 39%
Larger than 30%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville 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
- White80%
- Black1.9%
- Hispanic13%
- Other or multiracial4.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 107
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Students over 25
- 10%
- Median family income
- $31,820
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
- $26,955
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
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 33%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,477
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 15°F
- Annual rain
- 39.9″
- Annual snow
- 29.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lowell, IN US station (15 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Merrillville 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.