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Private for-profit · Community college

Cinta Aveda Institute

San Francisco, California · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$18,204
Avg net price
62%
Grad / completion
$34,937
Median earnings

Cinta Aveda Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in San Francisco, California (large city setting), enrolling 117 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 117 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About San Francisco, California

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States. The earliest archeological evidence of human habitation in the area dates to 3000 BCE. The Ohlone name for San Francisco was Ahwaste, meaning "place at the bay". Although the Financial District, Union Square, and Fisherman's Wharf are well known around the world, San Francisco is also characterized by its numerous culturally rich streetscapes featuring mixed-use neighborhoods anchored around central commercial corridors to which residents and visitors alike can walk. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
11 miles to Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) · major hub

How Cinta Aveda Institute compares

Graduation rate62%

Higher than 51% · #217 of 382 in California

First-year retention92%

Higher than 84%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,937

Higher than 49% · #213 of 326 in California

Average net price$18,204

Cheaper than 39% · #182 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment117

Larger than 32%

Percentiles compare Cinta Aveda Institute 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 California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

117undergrads
  • Women9884%
  • Men1916%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White22%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic31%
  • Asian10%
  • Other or multiracial15%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
117
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
45%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
49%
Median family income
$19,806

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
$18,204

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
62%
First-year retention
92%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$23,292
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,937
Median debt at graduation
$6,333
Students with federal loans
41%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
50%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
62%
First-generation
71%

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
$75

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
$14,277
$30–48k
$20,168
$48–75k
$20,168
$75–110k
$20,168
$110k+
$20,168

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?

Cinta Aveda Institute 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)
$34,937
Typical debt at graduation
$6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay
18%
Out-earn a HS grad
—

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 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
70°F
Winter low
47°F
Annual rain
22.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°60°80°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Francisco Dwtn, CA US station (1.9 mi from campus).

What Cinta Aveda Institute graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
121 grads$18k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$11k 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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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.