by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many UTI Orlando first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at UTI Orlando. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 77% students making it past their freshmen year, UTI Orlando has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Florida, the average is 70.38%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| UTI Orlando | 77% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
Of the 1016 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 62% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 62% of the students had graduated and after eight years 62% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical UTI Orlando graduation rate 62%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1016 | 62% |
| Six Years | 1016 | 62% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 625 | 38% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 625 students or 38% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 625 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
16 transferred to another institution.
UTI Orlando lost contact with the remaining 609 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 16 | 2.6% |
| Dropped Out | 609 | 97.4% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at UTI Orlando are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Universal Technical Institute-Orlando represent 60.30% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UTI Orlando graduation rate was 62%, and by the eight year mark, 62% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | UTI Orlando | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 62% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 62% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 62% | 47.82% |
373 first-time / full-time students or 38% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
UTI Orlando lost contact with the remaining 364 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 9 | 2.41% |
| Dropped Out | 364 | 97.59% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Universal Technical Institute-Orlando.
Returning / full-time students at Universal Technical Institute-Orlando represent 39.70% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UTI Orlando graduation rate was 61%, and by the eight year mark, 61% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | UTI Orlando | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 61% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 61% | 55.07% |
252 non first-time / part-time students or 39% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
7 transferred to another institution.
UTI Orlando lost contact with the remaining 245 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 7 | 2.78% |
| Dropped Out | 245 | 97.22% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Universal Technical Institute-Orlando.
