Universal Technical
Institute-West Texas
For-profit College in Austin, TX. Six-year graduation rate 75%. Median 10-year earnings $51,222.
Ten years after entry, the median Universal Technical Institute-West Texas student earns $51,222 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Completion is a strength: 75% of students finish within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $14,267 — 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 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 75% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. Retention is strong at 84%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 56:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. 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. At 1,439 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,439 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $25,601 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $24,285 at $0–30k against $30,855 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 70% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,338 — common but not automatic. 63% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 638 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 | $24,285 |
| $30–48k | $25,315 |
| $48–75k | $26,685 |
| $75–110k | $29,031 |
| $110k+ | $30,855 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 910 of these 1,439 students, totalling $6,048,417 — an average of $6,647 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Travis County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026