by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The price tag of going to Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will UTI Sacramento deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep reading to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc, 92% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid some 573 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $6,331 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 23% | $2,381 |
| Federal Pell grants | 70% | $5,696 |
| State/local grants | 3% | $1,274 |
| Federal student loans | 79% | $6,786 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At UTI Sacramento, about 74% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $5,446 (across roughly 1180 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 74% | $5,446 |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $5,130 |
| Federal student loans | 64% | $6,857 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,450.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $24,794 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $26,077 |
| Over $75,000 | $31,206 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $28,887 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $26,671 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see UTI Sacramento’s net price tool: www.uti.edu/admissions/tuition.
Graduating students at UTI Sacramento carry a median federal student debt of $10,247 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $10,247 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,097 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $138.85/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at UTI Sacramento.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,325 |
| 25th percentile | $9,000 |
| 75th percentile | $18,688 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $22,507 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,588 |
| Middle income | $10,827 |
| High income | $10,239 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,375 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,239 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $10,239 |
| Independent students | $12,242 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for UTI Sacramento.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at UTI Sacramento:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 53618 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $802,949,411 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 156 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,607,868 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $16,717 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
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