Private for-profit · Community college
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle
Seattle, Washington · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $23,787
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- $32,491
- Median earnings
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Seattle, Washington (large city setting), enrolling 154 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. By the time the first European settlers arrived, the Duwamish people occupied at least 17 villages in the areas around Elliott Bay. Seattle has been a regional center for the performing arts for many years. The century-old Seattle Symphony Orchestra has won many awards and performs primarily at Benaroya Hall. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Seattle, WA
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI)
How Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle compares
Higher than 57% · #17 of 58 in Washington
Higher than 55%
Higher than 40% · #42 of 51 in Washington
Cheaper than 21% · #49 cheapest of 58 in Washington
Lower than 77%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 38%
Percentiles compare Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle 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 Washington.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women14896%
- Men64%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White56%
- Black7.8%
- Hispanic7.8%
- Asian5.8%
- Other or multiracial23%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 154
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 18%
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Students over 25
- 39%
- Median family income
- $30,382
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
- $23,787
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
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,333
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,491
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,773
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 48%
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%.
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $32,491
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,773
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 24%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $6,996 (22%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 77°F
- Winter low
- 36°F
- Annual rain
- 36.5″
- Annual snow
- 3.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Seattle Boeing Fld, WA US station (5.9 mi from campus).
What Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle 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.