Private for-profit · Community college

Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita

Wichita, Kansas · Large city

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Transfer rate: $17,847
Avg net price: 76%
Grad / completion: $31,553
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Wichita, Kansas (large city setting), enrolling 163 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 163 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Archaeological evidence indicates human habitation near the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers, the site of present-day Wichita, as early as 3000 BC. Wichita is home to several art museums and performing arts groups. The Wichita Art Museum is the largest art museum in the state of Kansas and contains 7,000 works in permanent collections. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Wichita, KS
To the ocean: 566 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National (ICT)

How Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 72% · #7 of 45 in Kansas

First-year retention86%

Higher than 75%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,553

Higher than 37% · #34 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$17,847

Cheaper than 40% · #37 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment163

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita 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 Kansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women14589%
Men1811%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White42%
Black15%
Hispanic36%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial4.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 163
Student–faculty ratio: 11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 63%
First-generation students: 42%
Students over 25: 35%
Median family income: $21,761

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 35 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Kansas100%

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

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: $17,847

Outcomes

Graduated: 76%
First-year retention: 86%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $21,016
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $31,553
Median debt at graduation: $9,833
Students with federal loans: 62%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 31%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $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

$17,847

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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.

22%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$500

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 22% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $500. 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 36 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): $31,553
Typical debt at graduation: $9,833
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 19%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 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: 92°F
Winter low: 23°F
Annual rain: 32.6″
Annual snow: 12.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wichita Jabara AP, KS US station (1.2 mi from campus).

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

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

118 grads$17k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$13k debt

118$17,049$22,213$12,583

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.