Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle
Seattle, Washington · Also known as GMAI · Website
$32,491
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$32,491
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle is a for-profit under 2-year college in Seattle, Washington with 154 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $23,787 a year. 67% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $32,491 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,773 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,787
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
67%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$7,773
About $82 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$32,491
Rank 3,787 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,787
- Cost of attendance
- $28,401
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,275
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,401
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 154
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 95%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,787 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,787 | $14,091 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,256 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 83% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 50% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 80% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,773 | $13,653 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,333 | $42,696 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $32,491 | $47,869 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 79 | $7,673 | $21,785 | $43,507 | $26,307 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Seattle and Washington on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle cost?
$23,787 a year is the average net price at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,401. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,275 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle graduates earn?
$32,491 a year is the median pay of former Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,333 after 6 years). That ranks 3,787 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Certificate) at $21,785.
How much student debt do Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle graduates have?
$7,773 is the median federal student loan debt of Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle graduates, about $82 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle finish within 150% of the normal time. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Seattle?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (79 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.