Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix

    Avondale, Arizona, United States

    Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix is a private for-profit college in Avondale, AZ, with 527 students. In the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the average net price after grants was $25,375 a year. The graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) is 71.3%, and median earnings ten years after entry are $53,540.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

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    Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix acceptance rate

    Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix 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
    $25,375
    per year, after aid

    Costs more than 78% of colleges

    National median $17,577

    Graduation rate
    71.3%
    within 150% of normal time

    Higher than 75% of colleges

    National median 54.6%

    Median earnings
    $53,540
    10 years after entry

    Higher than 66% of colleges

    National median $46,702

    Students
    527

    Smaller than 61% of colleges

    National median 921

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    What the numbers say about Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix

    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 $25,375 a year is $3,752 above the median of $21,624 across 48 private for-profit colleges in Arizona.
    Price by family income
    Families earning up to $30,000 paid $22,904 a year after grants, and families earning over $110,000 paid $30,695, a difference of $7,791: the lowest-income families paid 75% 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

    $25,375

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

    Students receiving Pell Grants

    Pell Grant recipients
    47.6%
    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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    71.3%

    Graduation rate

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

    82.2%

    First-year retention

    Students who return for a second year

    0%

    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-Phoenix

    Is it worth it?

    What Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix 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-Phoenix and similar colleges
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    Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$53,540$37,804
    Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowed; about $149 a month on a 10-year planSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data$13,132$9,500
    Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($25,375 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data19 years23 years

    Similar colleges: the median of 32 private for-profit certificate schools in Arizona 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% of first-time, full-time students at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix transferred to another college.

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    Total students

    527

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    Universal Technical Institute-PhoenixAvondale, Arizona, United States

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    What is the average net price at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix?

    The average net price at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $25,375 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-Phoenix?

    71.3% of first-time, full-time students at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.

    Data sources & last updated

    Last checked Nov 15, 2026

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