Chicago, IL · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, IL, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 160 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: paulmitchell.edu/chicago
The published tuition for the largest program at Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago is $24,075 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 131 Illinois colleges that do report one is $18,678.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago | Public | 22,170 | $14,338 |
| DePaul University | Private nonprofit | 14,090 | $45,999 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Private nonprofit | 11,737 | $53,710 |
| University of Chicago | Private nonprofit | 7,569 | $70,662 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Public | 6,409 | $4,590 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Private nonprofit | 5,368 | $34,088 |
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 | $27,652 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 60% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $13,598 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 62% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 33% |
| First-generation students | 48% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago's largest program is $24,075 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.
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago enrolls about 160 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 19:1.
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, IL. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago 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 Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago are $27,652 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago graduates who borrowed is $13,598, according to College Scorecard.