San Marcos, CA · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in San Marcos, CA, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 193 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 24:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
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The published tuition for the largest program at Palomar Institute of Cosmetology is $16,250 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 288 California colleges that do report one is $16,639.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palomar College | Public | 17,712 | $1,354 |
| California State University-San Marcos | Public | 14,877 | $8,082 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos | Private for-profit | 573 | $17,567 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $23,451 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 89% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $6,333 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 33% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 30% |
| First-generation students | 53% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Palomar Institute of Cosmetology's largest program is $16,250 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology enrolls about 193 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 24:1.
Palomar Institute of Cosmetology is a private for-profit institution in San Marcos, CA. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Palomar Institute of Cosmetology does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Palomar Institute of Cosmetology are $23,451 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Palomar Institute of Cosmetology graduates who borrowed is $6,333, according to College Scorecard.