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Private for-profit · 2-year

Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth

Irving, Texas

37
D
DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Weak value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Break-even
+$24,781 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

The payoff is roughly break-even — the degree recovers its cost, but slowly.

7 yrs
Break-even
+43%
10-year ROI
$53,251
Median earnings as of 2024
76% of Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$26,265
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$53,251
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$40,469
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$14,267
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
76%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
59%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$24,781
After 10 years
$107,291
After 20 years
$189,801
After 30 years
$272,311
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$28,300
Men
$51,679

45% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$45,965
From higher-income families
$61,963

26% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$53,370
Independent students
$47,162

12% gap between the two groups

57%
First-generation students
62%
Take federal student loans
89%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 24%Hispanic 46%Asian 2%Black 14%Other 14%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$24,887
$30k–$48k$24,611
$48k–$75k$25,878
$75k–$110k$30,104
$110k+$30,857

How Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth compares

This college against the Texas and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate$53,251$14,735+161%Strong return

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ROI at Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
1,610
Undergraduates

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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