Private for-profit · Community college
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,345
- Avg net price
- 68%
- Grad / completion
- $34,659
- Median earnings
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota (large city setting), enrolling 623 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. Two Indigenous nations inhabited the area now called Minneapolis. Archaeologists have evidence that since 1000 AD, they were the Dakota (one half of the Sioux nation), and, after the 1700s, the Ojibwe (also known as Chippewa, members of the Anishinaabe nations). During the Gilded Age, the Walker Art Center began as a private art collection in the home of lumberman T. B. Walker, who extended free admission to the public. Around 1940, the center's focus shifted to modern and contemporary art. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Minneapolis, MN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 133 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub
How Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis compares
Higher than 59% · #6 of 42 in Minnesota
Higher than 72%
Higher than 48% · #31 of 40 in Minnesota
Cheaper than 38% · #37 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota
Lower than 90%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 66%
Percentiles compare Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis 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 Minnesota.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women58894%
- Men356%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White65%
- Black13%
- Hispanic9.8%
- Asian3.5%
- Other or multiracial8.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 623
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Students over 25
- 31%
- Median family income
- $41,906
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
- $18,345
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
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,552
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,659
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 57%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (623 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,200. 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 212 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $34,659
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 18%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 46%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 8°F
- Annual rain
- 34.4″
- Annual snow
- 40.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lower ST Anthony Falls, MN US station (0.7 mi from campus).
What Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis graduates study — and earn
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.