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Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke

Roanoke, Virginia · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$20,318
Avg net price
59%
Grad / completion
$19,217
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Roanoke, Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 169 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 169 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke is an independent city in Virginia, United States. By 1838, the area was populated enough that Roanoke County was created out of parts of Botetourt and Montgomery Counties, and the area's first railroad, the Virginia and Tennessee, arrived in 1852. Serving as a hub for arts and culture in Southwest Virginia, Roanoke is home to several museums and cultural institutions in addition to being the host of several festivals, many centering around Elmwood Park in downtown Roanoke. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Roanoke, VA
To the ocean
147 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Roanoke–Blacksburg (ROA)

How Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke compares

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 48% · #29 of 65 in Virginia

First-year retention72%

Higher than 48%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$19,217

Higher than 4% · #61 of 62 in Virginia

Average net price$20,318

Cheaper than 31% · #41 cheapest of 61 in Virginia

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment169

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke 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 Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

169undergrads
  • Women15692%
  • Men138%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White62%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic5.3%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial15%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
169
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
68%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
16%
Median family income
$18,878

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 30 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Virginia93%
  • Other U.S. states6.7%

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

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
$20,318

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
72%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$13,518
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$19,217
Median debt at graduation
$9,833
Students with federal loans
71%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
18%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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.

< $30k
$18,544
$30–48k
$18,517
$48–75k
$22,924
$75–110k
$25,054
$110k+
$25,572

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-Roanoke 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)
$19,217
Typical debt at graduation
$9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay
51%
Out-earn a HS grad
17%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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
88°F
Winter low
29°F
Annual rain
42.8″
Annual snow
14.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Roanoke Rgnl AP, VA US station (4.4 mi from campus).

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

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
41 grads$21k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

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.