10-yr median earnings
$51,222
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Austin, Texas
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas is a private for-profit institution in Austin, Texas. 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.
- 74.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $26,117
- Avg net price / yr
- $51,222
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 27%
- former-student earnings, US
- 74.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +8%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Universal Technical Institute-West Texas 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
55/100
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
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
$51,222
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$26,117
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
74.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,267
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
58.6%
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
$26,117
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
74.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 74.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Universal Technical Institute-West Texas 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-West Texas 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-West Texas: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$51,222 Top 27% higher than 73% 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-West Texas | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $51,222 | #1386 of 5103 | 73rd |
| Average net price | $26,117 | #4058 of 5020 | 19th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 74.7% | #1059 of 4858 | 78th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,335 | #1883 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
1,335
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
74.7%
150%-time completion
$51,222
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Universal Technical Institute-West Texas ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $51,222 | #75 of 324 | 77th |
| Average net price | $26,117 | #281 of 340 | 17th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 74.7% | #66 of 324 | 80th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,335 | #123 of 366 | 66th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 75 | Universal Technical Institute-West TexasThis school | $51,222 | $26,117 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$24,285 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$25,315 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$26,685 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$30,855 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $26,117 |
58.6%
Pell Grant Rate
63.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$14,267
Median Debt
$151/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
3.5%
Female
56.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$47,254
Median Earnings (6yr)
70.6%
Earning Over $25K
58.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 74.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,254 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $51,222 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 70.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 58.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $14,267 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $151/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 2 | 0 | $58,012 | $58,012 | $10,795 |
| Associate's | 1 | 0 | $54,818 | $54,818 | $17,336 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 0 | $58,012 | $14,735 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 0 | $54,818 | $17,336 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | - | $6,855 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Universal Technical Institute-West Texas? ▼
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas is a private for-profit institution in Austin, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,335 students.
How much do Universal Technical Institute-West Texas former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $51,222 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,254.
How much does Universal Technical Institute-West Texas cost? ▼
The average net price at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas is $26,117.. Median student debt at graduation is $14,267.
What is the graduation rate at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas? ▼
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas has a 74.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Universal Technical Institute-West Texas worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas is $14,267, while former students earn a median of $51,222 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 58.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $151.
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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