Private For-Profit · Williston, Vermont

O'Briens Aveda Institute

O'Briens Aveda Institute is a private for-profit institution in Williston, Vermont. 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.

67.7%
150%-time completion
$28,304
Avg net price / yr
Suburb: Midsize
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this O'Briens Aveda Institute 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
55/100
O'Briens Aveda Institute

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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,304
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
67.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
O'Briens Aveda Institute vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

Not reported

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$28,304

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

67.7%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 67.7%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - O'Briens Aveda Institute vs peers

O'Briens Aveda Institute positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 5 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. O'Briens Aveda Institute positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $33K $80K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $8K $38K Avg Net Price ($) Saint Michael's College: $61K earn · $25K net · 71% grad Saint Michael's Co… University of Vermont: $62K earn · $19K net · 79% grad University of Verm… Champlain College: $58K earn · $36K net · 64% grad Champlain College Middlebury College: $76K earn · $31K net · 92% grad Middlebury College Clinton Community College: $39K earn · $9K net · 28% grad Clinton Community … Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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.

Quick Facts

80
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
67.7%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How O'Briens Aveda Institute ranks in Vermont

State rank among 10 reporting Vermont colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric O'Briens Aveda Institute State rank Percentile
Average net price $28,304 #7 of 11 36th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 67.7% #5 of 11 55th
Undergraduate enrollment 80 #10 of 12 17th

Highest former-student earnings in Vermont

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Middlebury College$76,310$31,483
2Norwich University$65,575$22,257
3University of Vermont$62,472$19,343
4Saint Michael's College$61,317$25,239
5Champlain College$58,386$35,860
6Vermont State University$50,331$18,212
7Bennington College$38,289$30,947
8Community College of Vermont$36,234$13,696
9Sterling College$30,573$21,854
10Landmark College$29,813$56,954

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at O'Briens Aveda Institute

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at O'Briens Aveda Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $28,304
33.9%
Pell Grant Rate
13.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at O'Briens Aveda Institute rose +137.1% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $10,700 in 2013 to $25,367 in 2023, a rise of $14,667 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $10,7002014: $11,6582015: $11,3222016: $13,3892017: $13,6322018: $13,1612019: $14,8082020: $12,5062021: $21,0292022: $25,0362023: $25,367
2013 · $10,7002023 · $25,367

Over the same years, enrollment went +6.3% (80 → 85 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

54.9%
First Generation

Outcomes

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 67.7%
Median federal student debt At completion $6,333
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $67/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 58 $31,291 $8,379

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does O'Briens Aveda Institute cost?
The average net price at O'Briens Aveda Institute is $28,304.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at O'Briens Aveda Institute?
O'Briens Aveda Institute has a 67.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

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.

Where to go next from O'Briens Aveda Institute

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.