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The Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315) (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008, and reauthorizes the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). It contains numerous federal reporting and disclosure requirements for information from various administrative areas of higher education institutions.

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Utica University Mission

At Utica University, we empower learners to achieve their career and life goals through personally enriching experiences and outstanding educational pathways.

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Enrollment by Gender, Race/Ethnicity

Total degree/certificate seeking undergraduates: 2024	FT	PT	Total
Men	944	73	1017
Women	1137	125	1262
Non-binary		2	2

US Non-resident	11		11
Hispanic/Latinx	230	17	247
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	2	13
Asian	73	11	84
Black or African American	198	23	221
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1396	101	1497
Two or more Races	73	9	82
Unknown	87	37	124

Total	2081	200	2281

Total degree/certificate seeking graduate students: 2024	FT	PT	Total
Men	135	231	366
Women	259	666	925
Non-Binary	1	2	3

U.S. Non-Resident	39	26
Hispanic/Latinx	21	67
American Indian/Alaskan Native	3	7
Asian	40	79
Black or African American	20	116
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander		1
White	232	446
Two or More Races	7	18
Unknown	33	139
Total	395	899	1,294

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Student Financial Aid Information

Default Rates and Median Debt

COHORT DEFAULT RATES

Cohort	Default Rate
2018	4.1
2019	1.4
2020	0.0

Median Total Debt After Graduation

Typical total debt for undergraduate borrowers who complete college: $22,500

(Source: USDE College Scorecard: http://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?197045-Utica-University)

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Policies on Satisfactory Academic Progress required for continued financial aid are included in the University’s graduate and undergraduate catalogs.

Undergraduate Graduate Florida Campus

Refund Policies

Entrance / Exit Loan Counseling

Students accepting federal loans for the first time must complete both a Master Promissory Note (MPN) and the online Entrance Counseling at http://studentaid.gov/ All students who accept loans must complete Exit Counseling upon completion of degree or failing to attend at least half time. (See Financial Aid Services for more information.)

Eligibility and Certification Approval Report

First Time, Full-Time Retention

Cohort	Total N in Cohort	N Retained	FY Retention Rate
2021	458	336	73.4%
2022	434	318	73.3%
2023	577	408	70.7%

Retention Rates - Matriculated Full-Time First-Time Cohorts Main (U) Campus

		Start 2nd year		Start 3rd Year		Start 4th Year
First Term	Cohort	#Returning	%Returning	#Returning	%Returning	#Returning	%Returning
2023	572	405	70.8
2022	429	315	73.4	267	62.2
2021	456	335	73.5	284	62.3	241	52.9
2020	503	372	74.0	314	62.4	267	53.1
2019	515	401	77.9	320	62.1	275	53.4
2018	587	414	70.5	375	63.9	324	55.2
2017	548	383	69.9	347	63.3	314	57.3
2016	685	519	75.8	447	65.3	407	59.4
2015	645	484	75.0	417	64.7	391	60.6

Transfer Retention

Cohort	Total N in Cohort	N Retained	FY Retention Rate
2021	244	186	76.2%
2022	194	144	74.2%
2023	253	199	78.7%

Retention Rates - Matriculated Full-Time Transfer Cohorts Main (U) Campus

		Start 2nd year
First Term	Cohort	#Returning	%Returning
2023	148	105	70.9
2022	89	63	70.8
2021	116	99	85.3
2020	168	121	72.0
2019	181	150	82.9
2018	156	130	83.3
2017	192	152	79.2
2016	209	166	79.4
2015	136	107	78.7

First-Time, Full-Time Transfer Rates

Cohort	Total (all campuses)	N	Transfer Out Rate
2020	503	69	13.7%
2021	458	49	10.7%
2022	434	36	8.3%
2023	577	52	9%

First-Time/Full-Time Retention by Race/Ethnicity

Cohort	Total N in Cohort	Ethnicity/Race	N Retained	% Retained
2021	1	American Indian or Alaska Native	1	100.0%
	16	Asian	12	75.0%
	43	Black or African American	31	72.1%
	46	Hispanic/Latinx	29	63.0%
	1	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	100%
	1	Non-Resident Alien	0	0.0%
	18	Two or more races	12	66.7%
	5	Unknown	4	80.0%
	327	White	246	75.2%

2022	1	American Indian or Alaska Native	1	100%
	13	Asian	8	61.5%
	41	Black or African American	29	70.7%
	45	Hispanic/Latinx	25	55.6%
	1	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
	17	Two or more races	11	64.7%
	4	Unknown	2	50.0%
	312	White	242	77.6%

2023	5	American Indian or Alaska Native	3	60.0%
	13	Asian	9	69.2%
	60	Black or African American	39	65.0%
	80	Hispanic/Latinx	55	68.8%
	3	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
	4	Non-Resident Alien	3	75.0%
	27	Two or more races	16	59.3%
	6	Unknown	3	50.0%
	379	White	280	73.9%

Transfer Retention by Race/Ethnicity

Cohort	Total N in Cohort	Ethnicity/Race	N Retained	% Retained
2021	24	Black or African American	15	62.5%
	24	Hispanic/Latinx	15	62.5%
	1	Non-Resident Alien	1	100%
	4	Two or more races	3	75.0%
	10	Unknown	7	70.0%
	168	White	137	81.5%

2022	1	American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0.0%
	11	Asian	7	63.6%
	22	Black or African American	15	68.2%
	17	Hispanic/Latinx	12	70.6%
	1	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
	2	Non-Resident Alien	1	50.0%
	3	Two or more races	2	66.7%
	38	Unknown	29	76.3%
	99	White	78	78.8%

2023	12	Asian	11	91.7%
	30	Black or African American	20	66.7%
	24	Hispanic/Latinx	15	62.5%
	6	Non-Resident Alien	4	66.7%
	11	Two or more races	9	81.8%
	28	Unknown	22	78.6%
	142	White	118	83.1%

First-Time/Full-Time Retention by Gender

Cohort	Gender	Total N in Cohort	N Retained	% Retained
2021	F	239	183	76.6%
	M	219	153	69.9%

2022	F	210	164	78.1%
	M	224	154	68.8%

2023	F	278	197	70.9%
	M	299	211	70.6%

Transfer Retention by Gender

Cohort	Gender	Total N in Cohort	N Retained	% Retained
2021	F	175	134	76.6%
	M	69	52	75.4%

2022	F	123	96	78.0%
	M	71	48	67.6%

2023	F	159	128	80.5%
	M	94	71	75.5%

First Time, Full-Time Graduation Rates

		Grad in 3 years		Grad in 4 years		Grad in 5 years		Total Grad in 6 years
Fall	Cohort	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
2021	458	25	5.5
2020	502	21	4.2	229	45.6
2019	514	23	4.5	226	44.0	265	51.6
2018	586	26	4.4	267	45.6	322	54.9	329	56.1
2017	548	20	3.6	231	42.2	293	53.5	303	55.3
2016	684	18	2.6	306	44.7	385	56.3	397	58.0

First Time, Full-Time Graduation Rates: Gender and Race

2020 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years
Male	251	37%
Female	251	54%

Hispanic	57	23%
Black	63	25%
White	340	54%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	3	67%
Asian	19	47%
Pacific Islander	1
Multiple Races	14	29%
Non-Resident Alien	2	50%
Unknown	3	67%
Total	502	46%

2019 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years
Male	273	39%	47%
Female	241	49%	57%

Hispanic	56	20%	29%
Black	61	16%	28%
White	357	53%	60%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	3
Asian	12	50%	50%
Pacific Islander
Multiple Races	18	39%	39%
Non-Resident Alien	4	50%	50%
Unknown	3	67%	67%
Total	514	44%	52%

2018 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years	% within 6 years
Male	292	40%	48%	50%
Female	294	51%	62%	62%

Hispanic	54	19%	31%	31%
Black	64	25%	34%	39%
White	426	52%	62%	62%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	2
Asian	19	53%	58%	58%
Pacific Islander
Multiple Races	15	40%	40%	40%
Non-Resident Alien	1	100%	100%	100%
Unknown	5	20%	40%	60%
Total	586	46%	55%	56%

2017 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years	% within 6 years
Male	248	42%	50%	52%
Female	300	49%	56%	58%

Hispanic	52	33%	44%	46%
Black	77	17%	25%	31%
White	369	56%	62%	63%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1
Asian	19	53%	63%	63%
Pacific Islander
Multiple Races	19	16%	26%	26%
Non-Resident Alien	10	20%	40%	40%
Unknown	1
Total	548	46%	53%	55%

2016 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years	% within 6 years
Male	343	41%	51%	53%
Female	342	48%	60%	63%

Hispanic	77	26%	43%	45%
Black	100	28%	36%	40%
White	470	50%	61%	63%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1
Asian	14	79%	79%	79%
Pacific Islander
Multiple Races	15	53%	60%	60%
Non-Resident Alien	4
Unknown	4
Total	685	45%	55%	58%

First Time, Full-Time Graduation Rates by Financial Aid Status

2020 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years
Pell Grant Recipient	209	32%
No Pell Grant, but received Subsidized Loan	134	55%
No Pell Grant, no Subsidized Loan	159	56%
Total	502	46%

2019 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years
Pell Grant Recipient	232	36%	41%
No Pell Grant, but received Subsidized Loan	135	48%	57%
No Pell Grant, no Subsidized Loan	147	53%	64%
Total	514	44%	52%

2018 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years	% within 6 years
Pell Grant Recipient	255	38%	46%	47%
No Pell Grant, but received Subsidized Loan	177	44%	54%	55%
No Pell Grant, no Subsidized Loan	154	59%	70%	72%
Total	586	46%	55%	56%

2017 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years	% within 6 years
Pell Grant Recipient	250	34%	42%	44%
No Pell Grant, but received Subsidized Loan	174	56%	63%	66%
No Pell Grant, no Subsidized Loan	124	56%	63%	63%
Total	548	46%	53%	55%

2016 Cohort	N in Cohort	% within 4 years	% within 5 years	% within 6 years
Pell Grant Recipient	308	33%	45%	47%
No Pell Grant, but received Subsidized Loan	216	48%	62%	65%
No Pell Grant, no Subsidized Loan	161	63%	70%	70%
Total	685	45%	56%	58%

Evidence of Student Learning

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Post-Graduation Employment

Graduates from bachelor's degree programs 2018-2022

Current Primary Activity	Frequency	Valid Percent
Employed, Full time	115	69.3%
Employed, Part time	10	6.0%
Employed, multiple jobs	11	6.6%
Graduate/Professional School, Full time	11	6.6%
Graduate/Professional School, Part time	4	2.4%
Military service	2	1.2%
Not employed, but seeking employment, admission to graduate school, or other opportunity	12	7.2%
Not employed and not seeking	1	0.6%

First Job Secured

When Secured?	Frequency	Valid Percent
While enrolled as undergraduate	74	47.1%
First six months after graduation	49	31.2%
Second six months after graduation	14	8.9%
More than one year after graduation	19	12.1%
I still have not found a job	1	0.6%

Graduates from master's and doctoral degree programs 2018-2022

Current Primary Activity	Frequency	Valid Percent
Employed, Full time	367	91.5%
Employed, Part time	4	1.0%
Employed and attending graduate/professional school	6	1.5%
Graduate/Professional School, Full time	3	0.7%
Graduate/Professional School, Part time	1	0.2%
Military service	6	1.5%
Not employed, but seeking employment	11	2.7%
Not employed and not seeking	2	0.5%
Retired	1	0.2%