Aesthetic Science Institute
For-profit College in Latham, NY.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 315, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 315 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,328 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,830 at $0–30k against $11,602 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 48% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. 51% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 165 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,830 |
| $30–48k | $11,605 |
| $48–75k | $11,347 |
| $75–110k | $12,323 |
| $110k+ | $11,602 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 162 of these 315 students, totalling $491,840 — an average of $3,036 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Albany County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)