University of
Advancing Technology
For-profit College in Tempe, AZ. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $50,719.
Students who entered University of Advancing Technology land at a median of $50,719 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Completion is the weak point: 27% graduate within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $28,812 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 98%, University of Advancing Technology takes nearly everyone who applies. Only 360 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 43% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. 77% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Transfer-out runs to 25% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 41% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 892 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,286 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $25,687 at $0–30k against $32,685 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 59% of students at an average of $5,674. 68% 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 · 113 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 | $25,687 |
| $30–48k | $25,896 |
| $48–75k | $28,841 |
| $75–110k | $31,691 |
| $110k+ | $32,685 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 610 of these 892 students, totalling $4,578,784 — an average of $7,506 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)