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Aveda Institute-Twin Falls

Twin Falls, Idaho · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$22,501
Avg net price
73%
Grad / completion
$26,171
Median earnings

Aveda Institute-Twin Falls is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Twin Falls, Idaho (small city setting), enrolling 88 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 88 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Twin Falls, Idaho

Twin Falls is the county seat of and the largest city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. Excavations at Wilson Butte Cave near Twin Falls in 1959 revealed evidence of human activity, including arrowheads, that rank among the oldest dated artifacts in North America. Twin Falls, the state's seventh-largest city, is the fastest growing city in south-central Idaho. As of April 2011, unemployment in Twin Falls County stood at 9.5%, below Idaho's average of 9.6%. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
113 miles to Boise, ID
To the ocean
485 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Joslin Field Magic Valley (TWF)

How Aveda Institute-Twin Falls compares

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 67% · #11 of 22 in Idaho

First-year retention44%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,171

Higher than 21% · #9 of 18 in Idaho

Average net price$22,501

Cheaper than 25% · #20 cheapest of 21 in Idaho

Median debt at graduation$9,400

Lower than 64%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment88

Larger than 25%

Percentiles compare Aveda Institute-Twin Falls 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

  • White56%
  • Black1.1%
  • Hispanic33%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial9.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
88
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
31%
Median family income
$16,061

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
$22,501

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
73%
First-year retention
44%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,804
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$26,171
Median debt at graduation
$9,400
Students with federal loans
44%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

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.

< $30k
$22,501
$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-Twin Falls 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)
$26,171
Typical debt at graduation
$9,400
Debt vs. one year's pay
36%
Out-earn a HS grad
—

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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
92°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
9.2″
Annual snow
24.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.71.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Twin Falls-Kmvt, ID US station (0.9 mi from campus).

What Aveda Institute-Twin Falls graduates study — and earn

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87 grads$19k 1 yr$16k 5 yr$9k 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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Colleges near Aveda Institute-Twin Falls

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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.