Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa
Undergraduates
395
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
Graduation rate
86.4%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 86.4%
About
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California
- Website
- paulmitchell.edu/costamesa
- Undergraduates
- 395
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Riverside, about 35 mi
- Nearest international airport
- John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA), about 4 mi
- Academic calendar
- Continuous
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Kenda Woodward (Director)
- Phone
- 7145468786
- City
- Costa Mesa, California
- Address
- 3309 Hyland Ave., Suite J, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
395 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 14:86 · Freshman retention 86.4%
- Continuing undergraduates 288
- First-year undergraduates 82
- Transfers and others 25
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (395)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
1 in 2025 · 0.4% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$6.2M
Expenses$5.6M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of California-IrvineIrvine · 5.9 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · 30.4 mi
U.S. News #27
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Pomona CollegeClaremont · 30.5 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · 30.7 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Scripps CollegeClaremont · 30.9 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont · 31.0 mi
Liberal Arts #8
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena · 32.6 mi
U.S. News #5
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Occidental CollegeLos Angeles · 34.0 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles · 39.4 mi
U.S. News #20
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.