Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute - Canton

Canton, Michigan·Private for-profit, 2-year·Great Lakes·uti.edu
Acceptance
99.6%
—
6-yr Graduation
64%
—
Total enrollment
1,417
peer median 1,235
Avg net price
$22,985
-$3.7k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,396
1,396 candidates competed
Admitted
1,391
99.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
722
51.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
61%371 of 606
Non-Pell (all)
69%229 of 332
Subsidized loan, no Pell
68%100 of 146
No Federal Aid
69%129 of 186

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 9 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
9
Passing
2
22.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

9programs
  • Passing2 · 22.2%
  • No Data7 · 77.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
7

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+100.5%
$66,134 vs $32,989
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+100.8%
$66,238 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
30%
$17,625 debt · $58,899 earn
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
26%
$17,500 debt · $66,238 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
25%
$16,780 debt · $66,134 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
24%
$12,583 debt · $52,372 earn
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
17%
$9,500 debt · $55,726 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1976Next review Jul 2026

Action history · 1

  1. May 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,490
$30–48k$21,958
$48–75k$23,455
$75–110k$27,781
$110k+$28,868

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$22,985
-$3,660vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $26,645
Federal loans
35.1%
In-state tuition
$17,943
Out-of-state
$17,943

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,113 students received $5.5M in Pell grants, alongside $8.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,113
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.5M
$5,471,177 total
Direct Loans
$8.4M
2,009 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.5M
935 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
979 loan awards
Parent PLUS$860K
95 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 401 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
401
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.0%
2017
21.8%
2018
15.4%
2019
1.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UTI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

65 total completions
01Mechanic
3858.5%
02Engineering Tech
2741.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,417
12-mo unduplicated
2,059
Undergraduate
2,059
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
93%1,905
Women
7%154

Race / ethnicity composition

White
40.5%
Hispanic
18.1%
Black
15.5%
Unknown
11.9%
Two or more
8.5%
Asian
4.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,645 students

3-year trend

0.692 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    25.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    28

    UTI vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UTI selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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.

    Carnegie
    SubjectUniversal Technical Institute-Canton
    		64%99.6%1,417$22,985Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
    		——1,052$28,371Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    MyComputerCareer at Columbus
    		——821$25,970Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Ohio Technical College
    		——683$34,972Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
    		——1,610$26,265Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Refrigeration School Inc
    		——1,417$27,025Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Peer group median64%99.6%1,235$26,645

    Institutions like UTI

    Explore the federal data for institutions in UTI's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Universal Technical Institute-Canton

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UTI.

    What is the acceptance rate at Universal Technical Institute-Canton?

    Universal Technical Institute-Canton's acceptance rate is 99.6% (1,391 admitted from 1,396 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Universal Technical Institute-Canton?

    Universal Technical Institute-Canton reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Universal Technical Institute-Canton?

    Universal Technical Institute-Canton reports a total enrollment of 1,417 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Universal Technical Institute-Canton is $22,985 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Universal Technical Institute-Canton?

    Universal Technical Institute-Canton's yield rate is 51.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Universal Technical Institute-Canton located?

    Universal Technical Institute-Canton is located in Canton, Michigan 48188.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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