Rapid City, SD · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City is a private for-profit institution in Rapid City, SD, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 66 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1. 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/rapidcity
The published tuition for the largest program at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City is $16,450 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 19 South Dakota colleges that do report one is $13,072.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Public | 2,071 | $10,500 |
| National American University-Rapid City | Private for-profit | 764 | $16,065 |
| Western Dakota Technical College | Public | 753 | $8,294 |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Private for-profit | 80 | $16,485 |
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 | $29,547 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 88% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $7,917 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 57% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 43% |
| First-generation students | 33% |
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-Rapid City's largest program is $16,450 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-Rapid City enrolls about 66 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 11:1.
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City is a private for-profit institution in Rapid City, SD. 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-Rapid City 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-Rapid City are $29,547 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City graduates who borrowed is $7,917, according to College Scorecard.