Private for-profit · Community college
Aveda Institute-Portland
Portland, Oregon · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- —
- Avg net price
- 77%
- Grad / completion
- $33,003
- Median earnings
Aveda Institute-Portland is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Portland, Oregon (large city setting), enrolling 238 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Portland, Oregon
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. During the prehistoric period, the land that would become Portland was flooded after the collapse of glacial dams from Lake Missoula, in what would later become Montana. Portland is home to a range of classical performing arts institutions including the Portland Opera, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Oregon Symphony and Portland Youth Philharmonic; the last of these, established in 1924, was the first youth orchestra established in the United States. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Portland, OR
- To the ocean
- 50 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Portland (PDX) · major hub
How Aveda Institute-Portland compares
Higher than 73% · #12 of 37 in Oregon
Higher than 95%
Higher than 42% · #20 of 33 in Oregon
Lower than 84%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 49%
Percentiles compare Aveda Institute-Portland 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 Oregon.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women22595%
- Men135%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White73%
- Black2.1%
- Hispanic7.6%
- Asian2.1%
- Other or multiracial15%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 238
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Students over 25
- 33%
- Median family income
- $21,995
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,329
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,003
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,826
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 46%
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
- $20
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%.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $33,003
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,826
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 21%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 81°F
- Winter low
- 37°F
- Annual rain
- 44.1″
- Annual snow
- 3.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Portland Kgw-TV, OR US station (0.6 mi from campus).
What Aveda Institute-Portland 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.