Universal Technical
Institute of Illinois Inc
For-profit College in Lisle, IL. Six-year graduation rate 63%. Median 10-year earnings $52,873.
Students who entered Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc land at a median of $52,873 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 63%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $13,124 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
63% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention of 77% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. At 37:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,653 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $25,826 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $24,080 at $0–30k against $31,160 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 66% get grants averaging $4,687, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 68% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 627 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 | $24,080 |
| $30–48k | $25,960 |
| $48–75k | $26,385 |
| $75–110k | $29,449 |
| $110k+ | $31,160 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,127 of these 1,653 students, totalling $7,302,768 — an average of $6,480 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (DuPage 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)