Paul Mitchell
the School-Austin
For-profit College in Austin, TX. Median 10-year earnings $23,721.
Ten-year median earnings of $23,721 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Graduates leave owing a median of $7,917 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention of 96% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 334 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 334 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $19,664 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $48–75k bands is narrow ($19,067 versus $17,302), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 59% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,599 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 47% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 84 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,067 |
| $30–48k | $18,100 |
| $48–75k | $17,302 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 157 of these 334 students, totalling $969,070 — an average of $6,172 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Travis County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)