Paul Mitchell
the School-Colorado Springs
For-profit College in Colorado Springs, CO. Median 10-year earnings $27,683.
Students who entered Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs reach a median of $27,683 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $7,667 — 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 0.28 — 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 is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Part-time students actually return at a higher rate, 83%, which is unusual and suggests the school is built for them. The 23:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 284 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $20,526 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $22,138 at $0–30k against $20,162 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 71% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,326 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 54% 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 · 57 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 | $22,138 |
| $30–48k | $20,162 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 153 of these 284 students, totalling $1,075,213 — an average of $7,028 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (El Paso County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)