Private (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.

Houston, Texas·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·uti.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
Total enrollment
2,632
peer median 652
Avg net price
$20,819
-$3.8k vs peer
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About

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. is a career training institution located in Texas, founded in 1965. It offers programs in automotive, diesel, motorcycle, marine, collision repair, and various other technical fields, with campuses in cities including Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
60%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
57%
Non-Pell
70%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 7 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
1
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing1 · 14.3%
  • No Data6 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
6

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.

1
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+64.6%
$54,818 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
32%
$17,320 debt · $54,818 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
26%
$15,188 debt · $58,012 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1983Next review Feb 2030

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  3. May 2019Renewal 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,366
$30–48k$19,141
$48–75k$22,585
$75–110k$26,112
$110k+$25,458

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,819
-$3,769vs peer median $24,588
Federal loans
59.7%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 7,399 students received $44.7M in Pell grants, alongside $73.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,399
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$44.7M
$44,706,035 total
Direct Loans
$73.8M
14,056 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
5k
21
5k
22
6k
23
7k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$22.8M
5,805 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$25.8M
6,027 loan awards
Parent PLUS$25.1M
2,224 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.

Of 2,276 borrowers who entered repayment, 62 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,276
Defaulted
62
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.0%
2017
16.1%
2018
12.1%
2019
2.7%
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.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

625 total completions
01Mechanic
625100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,632
12-mo unduplicated
2,694
Undergraduate
2,694
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
93%2,514
Women
7%180

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
51.1%
White
20.5%
Black
15.7%
Unknown
5.6%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.08
2 offenses · 1,845 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.08Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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.

Student-to-faculty
33.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
79

UTI vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UTI selected for federal comparison reporting.

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 of Texas Inc.
60%2,632$20,819
All-State Career School
886$19,820
Arizona College-Glendale
403$26,925
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
824$24,592
Blue Cliff College-Metairie
291$22,581
Central Oklahoma College
477
College of Health Care Professions
631$28,520
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
169$19,291
Dorsey College
643$22,079
Dorsey College-Roseville
437$23,871
Florida Education Institute
318$36,440
FVI School of Nursing and Technology
73.6%661$26,818
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute
689$22,180
MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis
1,144$26,584
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh
1,466$26,317
NASCAR Technical Institute
1,345$24,587
New Professions Technical Institute
514$39,944
North-West College-Riverside
100.0%717$29,106
Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
631$16,706
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
578$24,545
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
543$23,167
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
596$21,588
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
584$26,782
UEI College-Gardena
1,332$26,611
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
954$24,588
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
1,335$23,864
Valley College-Cleveland
887$30,096
Peer group median60%86.8%652$24,588

Common Data Set (1)

The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (13)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Frequently asked questions about Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UTI.

What is the graduation rate at Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.?

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.?

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. reports a total enrollment of 2,632 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.?

The average net price at Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. is $20,819 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. located?

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. is located in Houston, Texas 77073.

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