Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire · Small suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $29,986
- Avg net price
- 95%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (small suburb setting), enrolling 73 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The first European to explore and write about the area was Martin Pring in 1603. The Piscataqua River is a tidal estuary with a swift current, but forms a good natural harbor. The Portsmouth Downtown Historic District encompasses the city's historic urban core and Market Square. The city has a vibrant restaurant culture. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 36 miles to Manchester, NH
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM)
How Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth compares
Higher than 94% · #2 of 14 in New Hampshire
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 8% · #12 cheapest of 13 in New Hampshire
Lower than 48%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 20%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth 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 New Hampshire.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White89%
- Hispanic4.1%
- Other or multiracial6.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 73
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 13%
- Median family income
- $37,552
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
- $29,986
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
- 95%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 60%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 14% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $367. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 21 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 16°F
- Annual rain
- 50.6″
- Annual snow
- 65″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenland, NH US station (5 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth 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.