by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many UTI Sacramento 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 Sacramento. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 80% students making it past their freshmen year, UTI Sacramento 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| UTI Sacramento | 80% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
Of the 587 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 69% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 69% of the students had graduated and after eight years 69% 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 Sacramento graduation rate 69%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 587 | 69% |
| Six Years | 587 | 69% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 263 | 31% |
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 263 students or 31% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 263 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
UTI Sacramento lost contact with the remaining 252 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 11 | 4.2% |
| Dropped Out | 252 | 95.8% |
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 Sacramento are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc represent 68.34% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UTI Sacramento graduation rate was 69%, and by the eight year mark, 69% 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 Sacramento | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 69% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 69% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 47.82% |
178 first-time / full-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
UTI Sacramento lost contact with the remaining 173 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 2.81% |
| Dropped Out | 173 | 97.19% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc.
Returning / full-time students at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc represent 31.66% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UTI Sacramento graduation rate was 68%, and by the eight year mark, 68% 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 Sacramento | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 68% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 68% | 55.07% |
85 non first-time / part-time students or 32% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
UTI Sacramento lost contact with the remaining 79 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 7.06% |
| Dropped Out | 79 | 92.94% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc.
