Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc

    Sacramento, California, United States

    Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc is a private for-profit college in Sacramento, CA, with 1,214 students. In the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the average net price after grants was $31,551 a year. The graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) is 72.6%, and median earnings ten years after entry are $53,540.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    • Private for-profit
    • Large city
    • Two-year technical college

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    Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc acceptance rate

    Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc has an open admission policy: it accepts any student who applies, so it reports no acceptance rate to the U.S. Department of Education (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). Individual programs can still set their own entry requirements.

    What we know

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    Admit rate
    Open admission
    accepts any student who applies
    Avg. net price
    $31,551
    per year, after aid

    Costs more than 90% of colleges

    National median $17,577

    Graduation rate
    72.6%
    within 150% of normal time

    Higher than 77% of colleges

    National median 54.6%

    Median earnings
    $53,540
    10 years after entry

    Higher than 66% of colleges

    National median $46,702

    Students
    1,214

    Near the national median

    National median 921

    Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncMiddle half of collegesNational median

    What the numbers say about Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc

    Each finding compares this college's federal figures with other colleges. Your own price and outcome will differ.

    Computed from verified data
    Price against similar colleges
    The average net price of $31,551 a year is $3,631 above the median of $27,920 across 180 private for-profit colleges in California.
    Price by family income
    Families earning up to $30,000 paid $29,919 a year after grants, and families earning over $110,000 paid $36,579, a difference of $6,660: the lowest-income families paid 82% of the top bracket's price.
    Debt against earnings
    Graduates who borrowed left with a median of $13,132 in federal loans, 25% of the $53,540 median salary of former students ten years after they started. On a standard 10-year plan that is about $149 a month, 3% of a typical monthly salary.

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    Cost & financial aid

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    Average net price

    $31,551

    What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.

    Students receiving Pell Grants

    Pell Grant recipients
    60.7%
    Share of undergraduates who receive a federal Pell Grant, a common signal of how many students come from lower-income families.

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    Outcomes & student data

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    72.6%

    Graduation rate

    First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time

    80%

    First-year retention

    Students who return for a second year

    0.5%

    Transfer-out rate

    First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college

    Median earnings

    $53,540

    Former students who received federal aid

    Graduate earnings by major at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc

    Is it worth it?

    What Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.

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    Earnings, debt and payback at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc and similar colleges
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    Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$53,540$49,629
    Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowed; about $149 a month on a 10-year planSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$13,132$19,508
    Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($31,551 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data23.6 years25.4 years

    Similar colleges: the median of 23 private for-profit two-year colleges in California with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.

    Transfer pathways

    0.5% of first-time, full-time students at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc transferred to another college.

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    Academics

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    Total students

    1,214

    Carnegie classification

    Two-year technical college

    A Community College that specializes in Technical Professions.

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    Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncSacramento, California, United States

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    Frequently asked questions

    What is the average net price at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc?

    The average net price at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $31,551 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.

    What is the graduation rate at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc?

    72.6% of first-time, full-time students at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.

    What colleges are similar to Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc?

    The closest matches are Universal Technical Institute-Southern California, Universal Technical Institute of California Inc, and Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.

    Data sources & last updated

    Last checked Nov 15, 2026

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