Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix
For-profit College in Avondale, AZ. Six-year graduation rate 69%. Median 10-year earnings $48,341.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $48,341 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 69% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $13,097.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 69% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 82% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. At 35:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 822 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $23,979 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $23,181 at $0–30k against $28,598 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 75% get grants averaging $4,630, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 52% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 274 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 | $23,181 |
| $30–48k | $23,521 |
| $48–75k | $26,212 |
| $75–110k | $27,469 |
| $110k+ | $28,598 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 430 of these 822 students, totalling $3,065,129 — an average of $7,128 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Maricopa 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)