Aveda Institute-Columbus vs The Spa School

Columbus, OH · Columbus, OH · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair OH:OH

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-FOCUS

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · OH
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • The Spa School: enrollment ranged 61–171 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Aveda Institute-Columbus: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -4 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • Aveda Institute-Columbus: average net price rose +15.6% from $16,905 (2013) to $19,538 (2023), r² 0.55.
  • The Spa School: average net price rose +15.0% from $16,240 (2013) to $18,676 (2023), r² 0.84.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Aveda Institute-Columbus vs The Spa School

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT The Spa School leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (62.1% vs 43.6% at Aveda Institute-Columbus)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Aveda Institute-Columbus leads on median debt at graduation ($6,333 vs $7,916 at The Spa School)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Aveda Institute-Columbus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($30,231 vs $26,989 at The Spa School)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Aveda Institute-Columbus and The Spa School?
The Spa School leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 62.1% versus 43.6% at Aveda Institute-Columbus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Aveda Institute-Columbus and The Spa School?
Aveda Institute-Columbus leads on median debt at graduation at $6,333 versus $7,916 at The Spa School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Aveda Institute-Columbus and The Spa School?
Aveda Institute-Columbus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $30,231 versus $26,989 at The Spa School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025