Aveda Institute Montana
For-profit College in Billings, MT.
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. 57% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 25:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 73 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,859 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $14,143 at $0–30k against $19,657 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. Federal borrowing reaches 41% of students.
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 · 30 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 | $14,143 |
| $30–48k | $17,947 |
| $48–75k | $14,745 |
| $75–110k | $17,112 |
| $110k+ | $19,657 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 30 of these 73 students, totalling $178,157 — an average of $5,939 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Yellowstone County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026