Private for-profit · Community college

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.

Houston, Texas · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$23,096
Avg net price
60%
Grad / completion
$51,222
Median earnings

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Houston, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 2,632 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,632 undergradsLarge city

About Houston, Texas

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. However, the land then remained largely uninhabited from the late 1700s until settlement in the 1830s. Located in the American South, Houston is a diverse city with a large and growing international community. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
16 miles to Houston, TX
To the ocean
27 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) · major hub

How Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 49% · #139 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention76%

Higher than 57%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,222

Higher than 92% · #12 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$23,096

Cheaper than 23% · #183 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$14,267

Lower than 16%

Student–faculty ratio33 : 1

Lower than 3%

Undergraduate enrollment2,632

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Universal Technical Institute of Texas 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 Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

2,632undergrads
  • Women923%
  • Men2,54097%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White10%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial49%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,632
Student–faculty ratio
33 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
60%
First-generation students
57%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$29,403
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$56,070

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
$23,096

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
60%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,254
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,222
Median debt at graduation
$14,267
Students with federal loans
59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
60%
Low-income (Pell)
62%
First-generation
65%

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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,632 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.

1.3reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Robbery
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$22,090
$30–48k
$21,524
$48–75k
$24,270
$75–110k
$26,907
$110k+
$27,642

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.

37%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,307
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 37% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,307. 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 956 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)
$51,222
Typical debt at graduation
$14,267
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
65%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$28,300
Men
$51,679

Men out-earn women by $23,379 (83%) 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
95°F
Winter low
44°F
Annual rain
51.8″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Houston Intercont AP, TX US station (3.2 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.