Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
For-profit College in Chapel Hill, NC. Median 10-year earnings $26,873.
Ten-year median earnings of $26,873 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $6,333.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 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. 82% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. 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. At 296 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 296 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $19,118 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $18,201 at $0–30k against $23,988 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 45% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. 49% 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 · 66 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 | $18,201 |
| $30–48k | $18,876 |
| $48–75k | $20,168 |
| $75–110k | $24,431 |
| $110k+ | $23,988 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 144 of these 296 students, totalling $943,282 — an average of $6,551 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange 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)