Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington
Undergraduates
166
Student-faculty ratio 20:1
About
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
- Website
- avedaarts.edu
- Undergraduates
- 166
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
Location
Arlington, Virginia
Midsize city · about 5 mi from Washington, DC
Nearest international airport
- This collegeArlington
- about 20 mi
- IADDulles
- Washington Dulles International Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 3 United States Naval Academy LAC 1.3% 58 E about 35 mi
- 3 Swarthmore College LAC 13% 219 NE about 120 mi
- 7 University of Pennsylvania 24% 6,903 NE about 130 mi
- 9 Johns Hopkins University 27% 8,152 NE about 40 mi
- 21 University of Richmond LAC 11% 403 S about 90 mi
National universities Liberal Arts Larger dots rank higher in U.S. News 4Several colleges close together (tap for the list) Other colleges Tap a dot for rank and distance, tap again to open its page
Nearest international airport: the closest airport with at least four scheduled passenger flights a week to countries other than Canada and Mexico (US Department of Transportation data). Distances are straight-line.
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
166 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 2:98 · Freshman retention 95.8%
- Continuing undergraduates 155
- First-year undergraduates 11
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (166)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
1 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2023
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.6M
Expenses$3.5M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Living in Arlington
32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fabove 77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Jan is the coldest month, averaging 26 to 43°F; Jul is the warmest, 68 to 88°F; 5.8 in of snow a year, 49 in of precipitation a year.
- Community
- 11%of residents in Arlington are Asian; 22% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 108.9price index for the Washington, DC metro area (U.S. = 100): 9% above the national average; housing is 51% above
- Rent
- $2,184median one-bedroom rent in Arlington; studio $1,912, two-bedroom $2,666, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $142,114median household income in Arlington (U.S. $80,734)
Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Dalecarlia Rsvr weather station (about 4 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Georgetown UniversityWashington · 2.9 mi
U.S. News #23
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George Washington UniversityWashington · 3.7 mi
U.S. News #59
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Howard UniversityWashington · 5.8 mi
U.S. News #73
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University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park · 11.7 mi
U.S. News #49
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United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis · 34.6 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore · 40.7 mi
U.S. News #9
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.