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Aveda Institute - Tallahassee

Clearwater, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·beaveda.com

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee's acceptance rate is 100.0% (2020). 71% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 620 students, and 1,042 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100.0%
—
Graduation (150% time)
71%
—
Total enrollment
620
peer median 453
Avg net price
$22,630
+$1.9k vs peer
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About

The Aveda Institute-Tallahassee is a beauty school located in Tallahassee, Florida. It focuses on cosmetology, skincare, massage, barbering, and nail technician programs. The institute is part of the Aveda network of beauty schools, which emphasizes hands-on education with experienced educators.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
160
160 candidates competed
Admitted
160
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
128
80.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
71%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

7.6pp gap
Pell recipients
67%64 of 96
Non-Pell (all)
75%100 of 134
Subsidized loan, no Pell
61%22 of 36
No Federal Aid
80%78 of 98

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.6-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.

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.

2
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$9,500 debt · $23,338 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
27%
$8,271 debt · $30,853 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 Sep 2028

Action history · 11

  1. Jul 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Jun 2024Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. May 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Jan 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. Dec 2023Grant 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$22,486
$30–48k$22,892
$48–75k$24,034
$75–110k$25,144
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,630
+$1,865vs peer median $20,766
Federal loans
26.3%

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, 514 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
514
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,352,980 total
Direct Loans
$2.9M
879 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$1.1M
430 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
423 loan awards
Parent PLUS$256K
26 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 390 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (7.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.4%
+5.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
390
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.7%
2017
15.5%
2018
19.0%
2019
7.4%
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-Tallahassee

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
620
12-mo unduplicated
1,042
Undergraduate
1,042
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%55
Women
95%987

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.7%
Black
14.3%
Hispanic
12.7%
Two or more
5.7%
Asian
3.2%
Unknown
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%

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
2.62
2 offenses · 764 students

3-year trend

7.862 yrs ago2.591 yr ago2.62Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
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

Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 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
16.0:1

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Aveda Institute-Tallahassee 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-Tallahassee
—100.0%620$22,630—
Advance Beauty College
—Open admission346$10,358—
American Institute of Beauty
—Open admission151$11,370—
Avalon Institute-Las Vegas
—Open admission304$16,571—
Avalon Institute-Mesa
—Open admission298$18,972—
Avalon Institute-Phoenix
—Open admission219$17,439—
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
—Open admission623$18,345—
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
—Open admission2,078$25,742—
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
—Open admission453$24,430—
Aveda Institute-South Florida
—100.0%923$24,529—
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista
—Open admission341$20,738—
Bellus Academy-Poway
—Open admission324$32,767—
Celebrity School of Beauty
—Open admission855$28,762—
Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup
—Open admission641$14,570—
Cosmetology & Spa Academy
—Open admission445$16,708—
Douglas J Aveda Institute
—Open admission777$25,357—
Elaine Sterling Institute
—71.4%641$30,314—
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin
—Open admission414$31,615—
Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
—Open admission1,172$14,149—
Georgia Career Institute
—Open admission515$14,966—
Health And Style Institute
—Open admission—$37,514—
Milan Institute-Clovis
—Open admission560$23,238—
Milan Institute-Visalia
—Open admission635$24,040—
Moler Barber College
—Open admission411$23,361—
Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
—Open admission338$20,793—
Paul Mitchell the School-Esani
—Open admission359$18,522—
Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula
—Open admission320$27,850—
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
—Open admission339$18,245—
Studio Academy of Beauty
—Open admission570$13,257—
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview
—Open admission470$19,980—
Peer group median—100.0%453$20,766

Institutions like Aveda Institute-Tallahassee

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

IPEDS
  • California

    Advance Beauty College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    346
    Net price
    $10,358
  • Florida

    American Institute of Beauty

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    151
    Net price
    $11,370
  • Nevada

    Avalon Institute-Las Vegas

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    304
    Net price
    $16,571
  • Arizona

    Avalon Institute-Mesa

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    298
    Net price
    $18,972
  • Arizona

    Avalon Institute-Phoenix

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    219
    Net price
    $17,439
  • Minnesota

    Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    623
    Net price
    $18,345
  • Louisiana

    Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,078
    Net price
    $25,742
  • Ohio

    Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    453
    Net price
    $24,430
  • Florida

    Aveda Institute-South Florida

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    100.0%
    Enrollment
    923
    Net price
    $24,529
  • California

    Bellus Academy-Chula Vista

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    341
    Net price
    $20,738
  • California

    Bellus Academy-Poway

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    324
    Net price
    $32,767
  • Florida

    Celebrity School of Beauty

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    855
    Net price
    $28,762
  • New York

    Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    641
    Net price
    $14,570
  • Illinois

    Cosmetology & Spa Academy

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    445
    Net price
    $16,708
  • Michigan

    Douglas J Aveda Institute

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    777
    Net price
    $25,357
  • Georgia

    Elaine Sterling Institute

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    71.4%
    Enrollment
    641
    Net price
    $30,314
  • Nevada

    Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    414
    Net price
    $31,615
  • Washington

    Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,172
    Net price
    $14,149
  • Georgia

    Georgia Career Institute

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    515
    Net price
    $14,966
  • North Carolina

    Health And Style Institute

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    —
    Net price
    $37,514
  • California

    Milan Institute-Clovis

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    560
    Net price
    $23,238
  • California

    Milan Institute-Visalia

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    635
    Net price
    $24,040
  • California

    Moler Barber College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    411
    Net price
    $23,361
  • New Mexico

    Olympian Academy of Cosmetology

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    338
    Net price
    $20,793
  • Georgia

    Paul Mitchell the School-Esani

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    359
    Net price
    $18,522
  • California

    Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    320
    Net price
    $27,850
  • Ohio

    Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    339
    Net price
    $18,245
  • Arizona

    Studio Academy of Beauty

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    570
    Net price
    $13,257
  • Illinois

    Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    470
    Net price
    $19,980

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Frequently asked questions about Aveda Institute-Tallahassee

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

What is the acceptance rate at Aveda Institute-Tallahassee?

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee's acceptance rate is 100.0% (160 admitted from 160 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Aveda Institute-Tallahassee?

At Aveda Institute-Tallahassee, 71% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend Aveda Institute-Tallahassee?

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee reports a total enrollment of 620 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Aveda Institute-Tallahassee is $22,630 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Aveda Institute-Tallahassee?

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee's yield rate is 80.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Aveda Institute-Tallahassee located?

Aveda Institute-Tallahassee is located in Clearwater, Florida 33761-2622.

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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