Aveda Institute - South Florida
About
Aveda Institute-South Florida is a beauty school located in multiple cities across South Florida including Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and Orlando. It offers courses in cosmetology, skincare, massage, barbering, and nail technology, emphasizing hands-on training and experience in the salon environment. The institute is part of the larger network of Aveda Institutes, which focus on beauty and wellness education.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.6-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.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Action history · 6
- Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jan 2023Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Apr 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
- Jan 2022Renewal of AccreditationNational Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 826 students received $3.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 324 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (7.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Aveda Institute-South Florida
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Aveda Institute-South Florida vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Aveda Institute-South Florida selected for federal comparison reporting.
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-South Florida | 73% | 100.0% | 923 | $24,529 | — |
| — | — | 346 | $10,358 | — | |
| — | — | 151 | $11,370 | — | |
| — | — | 304 | $16,571 | — | |
| — | — | 298 | $18,972 | — | |
| — | — | 219 | $17,439 | — | |
| — | — | 623 | $18,345 | — | |
| — | — | 2,078 | $25,742 | — | |
| — | — | 453 | $24,430 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 620 | $22,630 | — | |
| — | — | 341 | $20,738 | — | |
| — | — | 324 | $32,767 | — | |
| — | — | 855 | $28,762 | — | |
| — | — | 641 | $14,570 | — | |
| — | — | 445 | $16,708 | — | |
| — | — | 777 | $25,357 | — | |
| — | 71.4% | 641 | $30,314 | — | |
| — | — | 414 | $31,615 | — | |
| — | — | 1,172 | $14,149 | — | |
| — | — | 515 | $14,966 | — | |
| — | — | — | $37,514 | — | |
| — | — | 560 | $23,238 | — | |
| — | — | 635 | $24,040 | — | |
| — | — | 411 | $23,361 | — | |
| — | — | 338 | $20,793 | — | |
| — | — | 359 | $18,522 | — | |
| — | — | 320 | $27,850 | — | |
| — | — | 339 | $18,245 | — | |
| — | — | 570 | $13,257 | — | |
| — | — | 470 | $19,980 | — | |
| Peer group median | 73% | 100.0% | 453 | $20,766 |
Institutions like Aveda Institute-South Florida
Explore the federal data for institutions in Aveda Institute-South Florida's comparison group.
- California
Advance Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment346Net price$10,358View data - Florida
American Institute of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment151Net price$11,370View data - Nevada
Avalon Institute-Las Vegas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment304Net price$16,571View data - Arizona
Avalon Institute-Mesa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment298Net price$18,972View data - Arizona
Avalon Institute-Phoenix
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment219Net price$17,439View data - Minnesota
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment623Net price$18,345View data - Louisiana
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,078Net price$25,742View data - Ohio
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment453Net price$24,430View data - Florida
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment620Net price$22,630View data - California
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment341Net price$20,738View data - California
Bellus Academy-Poway
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment324Net price$32,767View data - Florida
Celebrity School of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment855Net price$28,762View data - New York
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment641Net price$14,570View data - Illinois
Cosmetology & Spa Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment445Net price$16,708View data - Michigan
Douglas J Aveda Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment777Net price$25,357View data - Georgia
Elaine Sterling Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate71.4%Enrollment641Net price$30,314View data - Nevada
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment414Net price$31,615View data - Washington
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,172Net price$14,149View data - Georgia
Georgia Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment515Net price$14,966View data - North Carolina
Health And Style Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$37,514View data - California
Milan Institute-Clovis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment560Net price$23,238View data - California
Milan Institute-Visalia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment635Net price$24,040View data - California
Moler Barber College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment411Net price$23,361View data - New Mexico
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment338Net price$20,793View data - Georgia
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price$18,522View data - California
Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment320Net price$27,850View data - Ohio
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment339Net price$18,245View data - Arizona
Studio Academy of Beauty
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment570Net price$13,257View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment470Net price$19,980View data
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Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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