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Aveda Institute - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·avedafi.edu/columbus

Aveda Institute-Columbus has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 74% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 290 students, and 491 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
74%
—
Total enrollment
290
peer median 249
Avg net price
$20,800
+$267 vs peer
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About

Aveda Institute-Columbus is a beauty school located in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in cosmetology, esthetics, nails, barbering, and massage. It is part of the Nurtur Aveda Institute network, which includes multiple campuses across the U.S. The exact founding year is not mentioned on the page.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
74%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

6.1pp gap
Pell recipients
72%38 of 53
Non-Pell (all)
78%25 of 32
Subsidized loan, no Pell
93%14 of 15
No Federal Aid
65%11 of 17

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
20%
$6,333 debt · $31,932 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2007Next review Jan 2031

Action history · 10

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Sep 2021Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Mar 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,125
$30–48k$19,979
$48–75k$22,460
$75–110k$26,656
$110k+$26,656

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,800
+$267vs peer median $20,533
Federal loans
57.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 319 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
319
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,530,472 total
Direct Loans
$2.3M
614 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$870K
289 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
287 loan awards
Parent PLUS$330K
38 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 361 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
361
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.3%
2017
12.6%
2018
11.8%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Aveda Institute-Columbus

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
290
12-mo unduplicated
491
Undergraduate
491
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
3%16
Women
97%475

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.6%
Black
29.3%
Unknown
20.3%
Hispanic
0.7%
Two or more
0.7%
Asian
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 242 students

3-year trend

3.922 yrs ago3.981 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    25.0:1

    Aveda Institute-Columbus vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Aveda Institute-Columbus selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAveda Institute-Columbus
    		—Open admission290$20,800—
    Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa
    		—Open admission253$14,277—
    Atlanta School of Massage
    		———$27,774—
    Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge
    		—Open admission175$22,518—
    Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis
    		—Open admission265$24,096—
    Avenue Five Institute
    		—Open admission316$29,253—
    Bellus Academy
    		—Open admission209$26,631—
    California College of Barbering and Cosmetology
    		—Open admission227$16,245—
    Career Academy of Hair Design
    		—Open admission245$12,728—
    Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester
    		—Open admission194$14,993—
    Cortiva Institute
    		—Open admission225$26,328—
    David Pressley School of Cosmetology
    		—Open admission225$20,598—
    Empire Beauty School-Hooksett
    		—Open admission306$10,549—
    Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers
    		—Open admission218$19,775—
    Houston Barber School
    		—Open admission264$13,456—
    La Belle Beauty School
    		—Open admission63$12,731—
    Milan Institute-Merced
    		—Open admission359$23,396—
    Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School
    		—Open admission242$19,047—
    Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington
    		—Open admission374$19,447—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia
    		—Open admission256$18,210—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville
    		—Open admission237$22,587—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park
    		—Open admission179$18,343—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg
    		—Open admission224$21,759—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City
    		—Open admission287$22,214—
    Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio
    		—Open admission361$30,294—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks
    		—Open admission286$27,101—
    PCI Academy-Ames
    		—Open admission176$20,533—
    Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness
    		—95.8%346$17,818—
    Salon Success Academy-Upland
    		—Open admission254$17,658—
    Peer group median—95.8%249$20,533

    Institutions like Aveda Institute-Columbus

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Aveda Institute-Columbus's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Florida

      Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      253
      Net price
      $14,277
    • Georgia

      Atlanta School of Massage

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      —
      Enrollment
      —
      Net price
      $27,774
    • Louisiana

      Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      175
      Net price
      $22,518
    • Indiana

      Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      265
      Net price
      $24,096
    • Texas

      Avenue Five Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      316
      Net price
      $29,253
    • Kansas

      Bellus Academy

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      209
      Net price
      $26,631
    • California

      California College of Barbering and Cosmetology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      227
      Net price
      $16,245
    • Arkansas

      Career Academy of Hair Design

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      245
      Net price
      $12,728
    • New York

      Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      194
      Net price
      $14,993
    • Maryland

      Cortiva Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      225
      Net price
      $26,328
    • Michigan

      David Pressley School of Cosmetology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      225
      Net price
      $20,598
    • New Hampshire

      Empire Beauty School-Hooksett

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      306
      Net price
      $10,549
    • Florida

      Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      218
      Net price
      $19,775
    • Texas

      Houston Barber School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      264
      Net price
      $13,456
    • Florida

      La Belle Beauty School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      63
      Net price
      $12,731
    • California

      Milan Institute-Merced

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      359
      Net price
      $23,396
    • Maryland

      Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      242
      Net price
      $19,047
    • Texas

      Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      374
      Net price
      $19,447
    • South Carolina

      Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      256
      Net price
      $18,210
    • Tennessee

      Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      237
      Net price
      $22,587
    • Kansas

      Paul Mitchell the School-Overland Park

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      179
      Net price
      $18,343
    • Idaho

      Paul Mitchell the School-Rexburg

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      224
      Net price
      $21,759
    • Utah

      Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      287
      Net price
      $22,214
    • Texas

      Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      361
      Net price
      $30,294
    • California

      Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      286
      Net price
      $27,101
    • Iowa

      PCI Academy-Ames

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      176
      Net price
      $20,533
    • New Jersey

      Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      95.8%
      Enrollment
      346
      Net price
      $17,818
    • California

      Salon Success Academy-Upland

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      254
      Net price
      $17,658

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Aveda Institute-Columbus

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Aveda Institute-Columbus.

    What is the acceptance rate at Aveda Institute-Columbus?

    Aveda Institute-Columbus has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Aveda Institute-Columbus?

    At Aveda Institute-Columbus, 74% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Aveda Institute-Columbus?

    Aveda Institute-Columbus reports a total enrollment of 290 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Aveda Institute-Columbus?

    The average net price at Aveda Institute-Columbus is $20,800 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Aveda Institute-Columbus located?

    Aveda Institute-Columbus is located in Columbus, Ohio 43214.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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