Private for-profit · Community college

Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc

Sacramento, California · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$28,887
Avg net price
65%
Grad / completion
$48,341
Median earnings

Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Sacramento, California (large city setting), enrolling 1,214 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,214 undergradsLarge city

About Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California. Nisenan (Southern Maidu), Modoc, and Plains Miwok American Indians have lived in the area for perhaps thousands of years. Until Spanish settlers arrived in Sacramento, these tribes left little evidence of their existence. Sacramento is home to 32 museums, including several major museums. The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest public art museum west of the Mississippi River. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
35 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Sacramento (SMF) · major hub

How Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 55% · #195 of 382 in California

First-year retention80%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,341

Higher than 89% · #50 of 326 in California

Average net price$28,887

Cheaper than 10% · #306 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$13,097

Lower than 21%

Student–faculty ratio40 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment1,214

Larger than 75%

Percentiles compare Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,214undergrads
  • Women474%
  • Men1,16796%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White21%
  • Black3.9%
  • Hispanic47%
  • Asian6.5%
  • Other or multiracial22%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,214
Student–faculty ratio
40 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
57%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$26,362
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,129

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$28,887

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
65%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,989
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,341
Median debt at graduation
$13,097
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
37%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
65%
Low-income (Pell)
65%
First-generation
67%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
9

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,214 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year3.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.7
Motor vehicle theft
1.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$27,050
$30–48k
$26,442
$48–75k
$29,079
$75–110k
$32,937
$110k+
$34,206

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

46%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,250
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 46% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,250. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 545 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$48,341
Typical debt at graduation
$13,097
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$36,626
Men
$48,759

Men out-earn women by $12,133 (33%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
37°F
Annual rain
18″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sacramento Metro AP, CA US station (4.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.