by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Universal Technical Institute-Southern California, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,506.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $24,867.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $23,688.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $24,317.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $26,442.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $28,197.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $30,123.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Universal Technical Institute-Southern California comes to $11,183.00, landing it in the Low ($10-20k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,450.00 |
| 25th | $8,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $11,183.00 |
| 75th | $20,000.00 |
| 90th | $24,578.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,827.00 |
| Middle income | $11,688.00 |
| High income | $11,495.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,168.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,998.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Universal Technical Institute-Southern California is $223.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Universal Technical Institute-Southern California is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 12.8% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Universal Technical Institute-Southern California come to $972,115,222.00 spread across 71,179 recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 334 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $15,207.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Universal Technical Institute-Southern California, a few questions are worth asking:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.