Columbus, OH · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus is a private for-profit institution in Columbus, OH, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 200 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 20:1. 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/columbus
The published tuition for the largest program at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus is $18,452 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 154 Ohio colleges that do report one is $20,317.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Public | 45,638 | $13,244 |
| Columbus State Community College | Public | 17,549 | $5,488 |
| Franklin University | Private nonprofit | 5,562 | $9,577 |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Private for-profit | 3,857 | $14,817 |
| Capital University | Private nonprofit | 1,585 | $43,234 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Private nonprofit | 882 | $40,825 |
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 | $37,609 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 81% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $9,833 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 52% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 20% |
| First-generation students | 43% |
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-Columbus's largest program is $18,452 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-Columbus enrolls about 200 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1.
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus is a private for-profit institution in Columbus, OH. 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-Columbus 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-Columbus are $37,609 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus graduates who borrowed is $9,833, according to College Scorecard.