10-yr median earnings
$38,020
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Denver, Colorado
Aveda Institute-Denver
Aveda Institute-Denver is a private for-profit institution in Denver, Colorado. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 83.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $20,167
- Avg net price / yr
- $38,020
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Aveda Institute-Denver posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 40th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 83.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Aveda Institute-Denver profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
58/100
Aveda Institute-Denver
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings D
$38,020
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,167
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
83.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B
$9,829
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
58.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$20,167
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
83.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 83.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Aveda Institute-Denver vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Aveda Institute-Denver ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Aveda Institute-Denver: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$38,020 40th percentile higher than 40% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Aveda Institute-Denver | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,020 | #3045 of 5103 | 40th |
| Average net price | $20,167 | #3117 of 5020 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.2% | #548 of 4858 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 280 | #3346 of 5462 | 39th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
280
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
83.2%
150%-time completion
$38,020
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Aveda Institute-Denver ranks in Colorado
State rank among 69 reporting Colorado colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Aveda Institute-Denver | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,020 | #48 of 69 | 30th |
| Average net price | $20,167 | #45 of 69 | 35th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.2% | #6 of 65 | 91st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 280 | #50 of 75 | 33rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Colorado
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado School of Mines | $97,335 | $28,690 |
| 2 | Denver College of Nursing | $81,809 | - |
| 3 | Colorado State University Global | $76,813 | $16,510 |
| 4 | Regis University | $72,105 | $18,397 |
| 5 | University of Denver | $71,155 | $36,131 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Boulder | $69,738 | $25,346 |
| 7 | Colorado College | $65,222 | $33,375 |
| 8 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | $64,270 | $11,900 |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Aurora | $61,480 | - |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | $60,543 | $21,279 |
| 11 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | $59,093 | $30,065 |
| 12 | Colorado State University Pueblo | $55,563 | $10,051 |
| 48 | Aveda Institute-DenverThis school | $38,020 | $20,167 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Aveda Institute-Denver
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$17,523 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$20,002 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$18,992 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,384 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Aveda Institute-Denver - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $20,167 |
31.6%
Pell Grant Rate
42.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,829
Median Debt
$104/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Aveda Institute-Denver rose +85.4% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $11,561 in 2013 to $21,431 in 2023, a rise of $9,870 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,5612023 · $21,431
Over the same years, enrollment went -34.8% (485 → 316 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
93.9%
Female
41.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,196
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 83.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,196 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $38,020 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 58.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,829 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $104/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 295 | $39,029 | $9,833 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Aveda Institute-Denver? ▼
Aveda Institute-Denver is a private for-profit institution in Denver, Colorado. Undergraduate enrollment is 280 students.
How much do Aveda Institute-Denver former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Aveda Institute-Denver who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,020 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,196.
How much does Aveda Institute-Denver cost? ▼
The average net price at Aveda Institute-Denver is $20,167.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,829.
What is the graduation rate at Aveda Institute-Denver? ▼
Aveda Institute-Denver has a 83.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Aveda Institute-Denver worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Aveda Institute-Denver is $9,829, while former students earn a median of $38,020 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 58.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $104.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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