Douglas J
Aveda Institute
For-profit College in East Lansing, MI. Six-year graduation rate 83%. Median 10-year earnings $26,849.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $26,849, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Completion is a strength: 83% of students finish within six years. 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)
- ✓ Graduation rate 83% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 83% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. First-year retention of 91% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a for-profit two-year institution, 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 1,426, 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 1,426 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $23,969 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $22,881 at $0–30k against $28,425 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 49% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing reaches 53% 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 · 385 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 | $22,881 |
| $30–48k | $23,375 |
| $48–75k | $25,072 |
| $75–110k | $28,046 |
| $110k+ | $28,425 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 762 of these 1,426 students, totalling $5,422,961 — an average of $7,117 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ingham County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or More Severe Status: Monitoring (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)