10-yr median earnings
$52,873
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Mooresville, North Carolina
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville is a private for-profit institution in Mooresville, North Carolina. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 61.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $28,915
- Avg net price / yr
- $52,873
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 25%
- former-student earnings, US
- 61.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
50/100
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$52,873
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,915
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
61.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C-
$13,124
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
56.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$28,915
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
61.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 61.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$52,873 Top 25% higher than 75% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,873 | #1259 of 5103 | 75th |
| Average net price | $28,915 | #4380 of 5020 | 13th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 61.0% | #2139 of 4858 | 56th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,345 | #1878 of 5462 | 66th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,345
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
61.0%
150%-time completion
$52,873
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville ranks in North Carolina
State rank among 147 reporting North Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,873 | #17 of 147 | 88th |
| Average net price | $28,915 | #138 of 146 | 5th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 61.0% | #33 of 142 | 77th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,345 | #65 of 153 | 58th |
Highest former-student earnings in North Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | $97,800 | $29,612 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina | $92,405 | $38,436 |
| 3 | Davidson College | $81,400 | $17,379 |
| 4 | Wake Forest University | $78,158 | $28,719 |
| 5 | Elon University | $74,545 | $41,555 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $72,200 | $11,655 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $68,758 | $17,303 |
| 8 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences | $64,624 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | $61,480 | $28,602 |
| 10 | High Point University | $61,389 | $38,707 |
| 11 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | $58,708 | $17,618 |
| 12 | Queens University of Charlotte | $57,673 | $30,857 |
| 17 | Universal Technical Institute-MooresvilleThis school | $52,873 | $28,915 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$26,542 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$26,927 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,965 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$32,825 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $28,915 |
49.2%
Pell Grant Rate
63.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,124
Median Debt
$139/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +15.5% over 10 years, from $21,294 to $24,587 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,2942023 · $24,587
Over the same years, enrollment went -13.5% (1,510 → 1,306 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
3.8%
Female
54.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$47,320
Median Earnings (6yr)
69.3%
Earning Over $25K
56.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 61.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,320 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $52,873 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 69.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 56.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,124 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $139/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 2 | 543 | $55,726 | $58,515 | $11,316 |
| Associate's | 1 | 0 | $60,060 | $60,060 | $17,336 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 0 | $60,060 | $17,336 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 472 | $58,515 | $13,132 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 71 | $52,936 | $9,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville? ▼
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville is a private for-profit institution in Mooresville, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,345 students.
How much do Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $52,873 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,320.
How much does Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville cost? ▼
The average net price at Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville is $28,915.. Median student debt at graduation is $13,124.
What is the graduation rate at Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville? ▼
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville has a 61.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville is $13,124, while former students earn a median of $52,873 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 56.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $139.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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