Private for-profit · Community college

Aveda Institute-Boise

Boise, Idaho · Midsize city

#4 graduation rate in Idaho

0%
Transfer rate: $16,599
Avg net price: 89%
Grad / completion: $24,470
Median earnings

Aveda Institute-Boise is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Boise, Idaho (midsize city setting), enrolling 97 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 97 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Boise, Idaho

Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. The origin of the name is uncertain. One account credits Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville of the U.S. Army as its source. After trekking for weeks through dry and rough terrain, his exploration party reached an overlook with a view of the Boise River Valley. Boise is a regional hub for jazz, theater, and indie music. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival is hosted in Boise each spring. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 5 miles to Boise, ID
To the ocean: 380 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI) · major hub

How Aveda Institute-Boise compares

Graduation rate89%

Higher than 89% · #4 of 22 in Idaho

First-year retention19%

Higher than 2%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,470

Higher than 16% · #12 of 18 in Idaho

Average net price$16,599

Cheaper than 45% · #10 cheapest of 21 in Idaho

Median debt at graduation$5,846

Lower than 95%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment97

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Aveda Institute-Boise 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

White74%
Hispanic18%
Asian1.0%
Other or multiracial7.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 97
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 40%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 28%
Median family income: $21,934

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: $16,599

Outcomes

Graduated: 89%
First-year retention: 19%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: —
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $24,470
Median debt at graduation: $5,846
Students with federal loans: 56%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 20%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$16,599

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$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?

Aveda Institute-Boise funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $24,470
Typical debt at graduation: $5,846
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.

Strong value

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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 93°F
Winter low: 25°F
Annual rain: 11.5″
Annual snow: 17.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boise Air Terminal, ID US station (5.1 mi from campus).

What Aveda Institute-Boise graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

106 grads$18k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$12k debt

106$17,824$25,092$11,906

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.