by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Universal Technical Institute-West Texas can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Universal Technical Institute-West Texas provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep going to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Universal Technical Institute-West Texas.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas, 93% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 593 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 76% | $5,787 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 28% | $1,903 |
| Federal Pell grants | 66% | $5,665 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 71% | $6,791 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Universal Technical Institute-West Texas, approximately 70% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,338 (across roughly 1014 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 70% | $5,338 |
| Federal Pell grants | 59% | $5,134 |
| Federal student loans | 63% | $6,647 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $5,140.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $22,413 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $23,773 |
| Over $75,000 | $27,799 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $26,117 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $23,864 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Universal Technical Institute-West Texas’s net price calculator: www.uti.edu/admissions/tuition.
The median student at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas graduates with $11,574 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $11,574 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $14,267 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $151.25/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $6,188 |
| 75th percentile | $18,084 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $22,625 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,166 |
| Middle income | $11,999 |
| High income | $11,899 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,188 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $11,688 |
| Independent students | $10,594 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Universal Technical Institute-West Texas.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Universal Technical Institute-West Texas:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 40167 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $517,855,692 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 249 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $4,362,094 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $17,518 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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