Aveda Institute-Denver

    Denver, Colorado, United States

    Aveda Institute-Denver is a private for-profit college in Denver, CO, with 280 students. In the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the average net price after grants was $18,002 a year. The graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) is 87.4%, and median earnings ten years after entry are $38,372.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    • Private for-profit
    • Large city

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    Aveda Institute-Denver acceptance rate

    Aveda Institute-Denver has an open admission policy: it accepts any student who applies, so it reports no acceptance rate to the U.S. Department of Education (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). Individual programs can still set their own entry requirements.

    What we know

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    Admit rate
    Open admission
    accepts any student who applies
    Avg. net price
    $18,002
    per year, after aid

    Near the national median

    National median $17,577

    Graduation rate
    87.4%
    within 150% of normal time

    Higher than 93% of colleges

    National median 54.6%

    Median earnings
    $38,372
    10 years after entry

    Lower than 74% of colleges

    National median $46,702

    Students
    280

    Smaller than 71% of colleges

    National median 921

    Aveda Institute-DenverMiddle half of collegesNational median

    What the numbers say about Aveda Institute-Denver

    Each finding compares this college's federal figures with other colleges. Your own price and outcome will differ.

    Computed from verified data
    Price against similar colleges
    The average net price of $18,002 a year is $1,944 below the median of $19,946 across 24 private for-profit colleges in Colorado.
    Price by family income
    Families earning up to $30,000 paid $18,113 a year after grants, and families earning over $110,000 paid $21,975, a difference of $3,862: the lowest-income families paid 82% of the top bracket's price.
    Debt against earnings
    Graduates who borrowed left with a median of $7,763 in federal loans, 20% of the $38,372 median salary of former students ten years after they started. On a standard 10-year plan that is about $88 a month, 3% of a typical monthly salary.
    Who gets the best relative price
    Against other private for-profit colleges, the price is lowest for families earning $48,001–$75,000: $12,206 a year, $10,367 under the $22,573 median for that income bracket.

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    Cost & financial aid

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    Average net price

    $18,002

    What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.

    Students receiving Pell Grants

    Pell Grant recipients
    40%
    Share of undergraduates who receive a federal Pell Grant, a common signal of how many students come from lower-income families.

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    Outcomes & student data

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    87.4%

    Graduation rate

    First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time

    86.2%

    First-year retention

    Students who return for a second year

    0%

    Transfer-out rate

    First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college

    Median earnings

    $38,372

    Former students who received federal aid

    Graduate earnings by major at Aveda Institute-Denver

    Is it worth it?

    What Aveda Institute-Denver graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.

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    Earnings, debt and payback at Aveda Institute-Denver and similar colleges
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    Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$38,372$32,853
    Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowed; about $88 a month on a 10-year planSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$7,763$9,667
    Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($18,002 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data18.8 years22.1 years

    Similar colleges: the median of 14 private for-profit certificate schools in Colorado with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.

    Transfer pathways

    0% of first-time, full-time students at Aveda Institute-Denver transferred to another college.

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    Total students

    280

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

    The average net price at Aveda Institute-Denver, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $18,002 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.

    What is the graduation rate at Aveda Institute-Denver?

    87.4% of first-time, full-time students at Aveda Institute-Denver graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.

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    Last checked Nov 15, 2026

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