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Austin Kade Academy

Idaho Falls, Idaho · Small city

#2 graduation rate in Idaho
0%
Transfer rate
$14,795
Avg net price
94%
Grad / completion
—
Median earnings

Austin Kade Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Idaho Falls, Idaho (small city setting), enrolling 82 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 82 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About Idaho Falls, Idaho

Idaho Falls is the fourth most populous city in Idaho and the county seat of Bonneville County. The first European settlements in the area around Idaho Falls were sparse cattle and sheep ranches. The Willard Arts Center, The Colonial Theatre, and Frontier Center for the Performing Arts host musical concerts, plays, and events. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
567 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Idaho Falls (IDA)

How Austin Kade Academy compares

Graduation rate94%

Higher than 94% · #2 of 22 in Idaho

First-year retention22%

Higher than 2%

Average net price$14,795

Cheaper than 51% · #9 cheapest of 21 in Idaho

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment82

Larger than 23%

Percentiles compare Austin Kade Academy with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Idaho.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White77%
  • Black1.2%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Other or multiracial1.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
82
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
53%
First-generation students
45%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$17,061

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$14,795

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
94%
First-year retention
22%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$20,622
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
—
Median debt at graduation
$6,333
Students with federal loans
48%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,964
$30–48k
$15,376
$48–75k
$16,790
$75–110k
$17,481
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

9%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,933
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,933. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 65 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
13.5″
Annual snow
65.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.91.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Idaho Falls - Kifi, ID US station (2.2 mi from campus).

What Austin Kade Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
66 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.