Private for-profit · Community college

Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks

Sherman Oaks, California · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $27,101
Avg net price: 75%
Grad / completion: $26,262
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Sherman Oaks, California (large city setting), enrolling 286 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 286 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About Sherman Oaks, California

Sherman Oaks is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles. A partner of the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company, Gen. Moses Hazeltine Sherman developed Sherman Oaks. The company had subdivided 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land that would become Sherman Oaks. In 1927, each acre was sold for $780. Los Angeles Public Library operates the Sherman Oaks Branch, also known as the Sherman Oaks Martin Pollard Branch. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 15 miles to Los Angeles, CA
To the ocean: 9 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub

How Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks compares

Graduation rate75%

Higher than 70% · #131 of 382 in California

First-year retention91%

Higher than 83%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,262

Higher than 21% · #274 of 326 in California

Average net price$27,101

Cheaper than 14% · #276 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$10,556

Lower than 40%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment286

Larger than 52%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks 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 California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women26492%
Men228%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White34%
Black14%
Hispanic43%
Asian3.5%
Other or multiracial6.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 286
Student–faculty ratio: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 60%
First-generation students: 58%
Students over 25: 43%
Median family income: $22,823

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 58 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From California100%

Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks draws overwhelmingly from California.

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: $27,101

Outcomes

Graduated: 75%
First-year retention: 91%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $20,603
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $26,262
Median debt at graduation: $10,556
Students with federal loans: 55%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 49%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

75%

Low-income (Pell)

70%

First-generation

70%

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: $75

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

$25,376

$30–48k

$25,632

$48–75k

$28,398

$75–110k

$32,341

$110k+

$32,045

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,000

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,000. 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 68 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $26,262
Typical debt at graduation: $10,556
Debt vs. one year's pay: 40%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 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: 93°F
Winter low: 45°F
Annual rain: 13.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Van Nuys AP, CA US station (4 mi from campus).

What Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

112 grads$15k 1 yr$20k 5 yr$13k debt

112$14,600$20,321$13,000

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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