Private (for-profit)

Aveda Institute-South Florida

Davie, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·beaveda.com
Acceptance
100.0%
6-yr Graduation
73%
Total enrollment
923
peer median 453
Avg net price
$25,216
+$5.3k vs peer
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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.

Applied
75
75 candidates competed
Admitted
75
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
57
76.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
73%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

21.0pp gap
Pell recipients
71%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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.

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.

2
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
27%
$7,667 debt · $28,861 earn
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$9,495 debt · $38,981 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2010Next review Jan 2028

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Jan 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Apr 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Jan 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,794
$30–48k$28,308
$48–75k$28,886
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,216
+$5,344vs peer median $19,872
Federal loans
35.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 773 students received $3.7M in Pell grants, alongside $3.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
773
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.7M
$3,707,849 total
Direct Loans
$3.8M
1,260 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
603 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
608 loan awards
Parent PLUS$372K
49 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.

Of 324 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (7.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.0%
+4.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
324
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.2%
2017
19.3%
2018
19.6%
2019
7.0%
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-South Florida

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
923
12-mo unduplicated
1,544
Undergraduate
1,544
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%82
Women
95%1,462

Race / ethnicity composition

White
36.3%
Hispanic
35.2%
Black
22.5%
Unknown
3.7%
Asian
0.7%
Two or more
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.02
4 offenses · 995 students

3-year trend

3.952 yrs ago6.201 yr ago4.02Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
2
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

4total
  • Public property4

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
Drugs10
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.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1

Aveda Institute-South Florida vs Peer comparison

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

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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-South Florida
73%100.0%923$25,216
Advance Beauty College
346$11,689
American Institute of Beauty
151$10,713
Avalon Institute-Las Vegas
304$14,623
Avalon Institute-Mesa
298$16,847
Avalon Institute-Phoenix
219$16,689
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
623$20,690
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
2,078$23,626
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
453$19,015
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee
100.0%620$22,727
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista
341$20,159
Bellus Academy-Poway
324$30,336
Celebrity School of Beauty
855$4,857
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup
641$14,636
Cosmetology & Spa Academy
445$14,887
Douglas J Aveda Institute
777$25,937
Elaine Sterling Institute
71.4%641$23,335
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin
414$28,513
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
1,172$16,340
Georgia Career Institute
515$16,052
Health And Style Institute
$37,514
Milan Institute-Clovis
560$21,941
Milan Institute-Visalia
635$28,638
Moler Barber College
411$22,135
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
338$20,874
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani
359$18,769
Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula
320$33,646
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
339$17,148
Studio Academy of Beauty
570$19,585
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview
470$18,154
Peer group median73%100.0%453$19,872

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Aveda Institute-South Florida

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

What is the acceptance rate at Aveda Institute-South Florida?

Aveda Institute-South Florida's acceptance rate is 100.0% (75 admitted from 75 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Aveda Institute-South Florida?

Aveda Institute-South Florida reports a 6-year graduation rate of 73% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Aveda Institute-South Florida?

Aveda Institute-South Florida reports a total enrollment of 923 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Aveda Institute-South Florida?

The average net price at Aveda Institute-South Florida is $25,216 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Aveda Institute-South Florida?

Aveda Institute-South Florida's yield rate is 76.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Aveda Institute-South Florida located?

Aveda Institute-South Florida is located in Davie, Florida 33328.

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