Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota · Website
$29,547
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,547
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City is a for-profit under 2-year college in Rapid City, South Dakota with 66 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $19,694 a year. 88% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $29,547 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,917 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,694
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
88%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$7,917
About $84 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$29,547
Rank 4,140 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,694
- Cost of attendance
- $26,271
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,122
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,376
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,626
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,848
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,771
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 66
- Part-time students
- 3.0%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 88%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,140 of 5,094 US colleges and 18 of 21 in South Dakota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,694 | $18,146 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,845 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 85% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 88% | 54% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 78% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,917 | $23,250 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $22,585 | $43,427 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,547 | $46,709 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 30% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 52 | $9,681 | $18,561 | $29,257 | $26,307 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 11 | $7,917 | $27,821 | $25,911 | $29,652 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Rapid City and South Dakota on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in South Dakota
Questions and answers
How much does Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City cost?
$19,694 a year is the average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,271. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,122 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City?
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City graduates earn?
$29,547 a year is the median pay of former Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City students who work, 10 years after they started ($22,585 after 6 years). That ranks 4,140 of 5,094 US colleges and 18 of 21 in South Dakota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (Certificate) at $27,821.
How much student debt do Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City graduates have?
$7,917 is the median federal student loan debt of Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City graduates, about $84 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City?
88% of first-time, full-time students at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City finish within 150% of the normal time. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (52 certificate graduates), Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (11 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.