Utica University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Utica University

Utica University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Utica, New York (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,278 students of which 3,109 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. Utica University is categorized as “18” 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 92.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,110. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,108, with published in-state tuition of $26,930 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.7%. Graduates earn a median of $63,277 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,422 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 175000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.6% 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.