Private for-profit · Community college

University of Advancing Technology

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city

#4 for grad earnings in Arizona
23%
Transfer rate
$28,522
Avg net price
35%
Grad / completion
$50,719
Median earnings

University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Tempe, Arizona (midsize city setting), enrolling 855 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 855 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 98% admit

About Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Fort McDowell was established approximately 25 mi (40 km) northeast of present downtown Tempe on the upper Salt River in 1865 allowing for new towns to be built farther down the Salt River. Opened in September 2007, Tempe Center for the Arts is a community crown jewel for performing and visual arts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
7 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean
162 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub

How University of Advancing Technology compares

Selectivity98.1%

More selective than 22%

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 20% · #50 of 72 in Arizona

First-year retention77%

Higher than 58%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,719

Higher than 91% · #4 of 61 in Arizona

Average net price$28,522

Cheaper than 11% · #60 cheapest of 70 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$28,812

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment855

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare University of Advancing Technology 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 Arizona.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

933students
  • Undergraduate85592%
  • Graduate788%

Undergraduates by gender

855undergrads
  • Women13015%
  • Men72585%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White43%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian2.7%
  • Other or multiracial18%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
855
Graduate enrollment
78
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
57%
First-generation students
35%
Students over 25
42%
Median family income
$32,362
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$62,829

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$19,365
Room & board
$12,280
Books & supplies
$0
Total cost of attendance
$32,794
Average net price
$28,522

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

Admissions

Admission rate
98.1%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
35%
Graduated on time (4 years)
26%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,016
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,719
Median debt at graduation
$28,812
Students with federal loans
68%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
26%
Low-income (Pell)
29%
First-generation
32%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
260
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
30%
Housing charge (year)
$6,560
Meal plan (year)
$5,390
Application fee
Free

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
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (933 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.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7
Fondling
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
$25,687
$30–48k
$25,896
$48–75k
$28,841
$75–110k
$31,691
$110k+
$32,685

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$126,222

$28,841/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

93%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,344
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 93% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,344. 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 103 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)
$50,719
Typical debt at graduation
$28,812
Debt vs. one year's pay
57%
Out-earn a HS grad
59%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.7 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
$48,985
Men
$50,704

Men out-earn women by $1,719 (4%) 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
106°F
Winter low
45°F
Annual rain
7.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°80°120°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.50.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl AP, AZ US station (3.8 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.