Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 37 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (5.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at CIAT
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
CIAT vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CIAT selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia Institute of Arts & Technology-National City | — | — | — | $22,688 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
| — | — | 411 | $30,099 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | |
| — | — | 364 | $24,093 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | |
| — | — | 1,553 | $23,526 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | |
| — | — | 1,214 | $26,671 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | |
| — | — | 1,701 | $24,867 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | |
| Peer group median | — | — | 1,214 | $24,480 |
Institutions like CIAT
Explore the federal data for institutions in CIAT's comparison group.
- Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment411Net price$30,099View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment364Net price$24,093View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,553Net price$23,526View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,214Net price$26,671View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,701Net price$24,867View data
Campus network
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