University of Advancing Technology

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Advancing Technology

University of Advancing Technology operates as a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 855 students of which 1,247 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Advancing Technology is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,522, with published in-state tuition of $19,365 and a Pell grant recipient share of 57.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $28,812, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.0%. Graduates earn a median of $50,719 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,016 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 75000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.