University Of Advancing Technology

Location and Contact Information

2625 W Baseline Rd
Tempe, AZ 85283
USA
Main Tel: (602) 383-8228
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Advancing Technology, commonly referred to as UAT, was established in 1983 as the CAD Institute. It was renamed the University of Advancing Computer Technology in 1996, and it finally became the University of Advancing Technology in 2002. It is now located in Tempe, Arizona, and it offers enrollment to more than 1,000 students.

The University of Advancing Technology offers a number of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in the fields of digital media, game art, design animation, computer science, game programming, networking, robotics and technology management, among others.

The Anime Club, LAN Committee, Movie Misfits, NurF WarZ, Paintball, Puff, Quarter Circle Forward, The Academic Paranormal Society, Trading Card Game Club and War Games are some of the clubs and organizations offered to the students at UAT. The university also offers many scholarships, include the Thinking Scholarship, the UAT-Online Scholarships, the Mission-Driven Scholarships, the Financial Need Scholarships, Private Scholarships and the Karrlin Field Memorial Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in media, engineering technician, and computer science and engineering.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Large number of students.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of engineering and technology.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Distance learning is available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 18,400
Room$ 6,228
Board$ 3,400
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 4,450

Financial Aid

University Of Advancing Technology participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant85%$2,703
Institutional Grant72%$1,323
Federal Grant30%$4,307
Pell Grant30%$3,493
Other Federal Grant19%$1,266
State or Local Grant2%$2,130

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan73%$12,698
Federal Loan70%$7,671
Other Loan21%$18,867

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Advancing Technology:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA915
2Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL12,464
3Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, FL6,979
4Madison Media InstituteMadison, WI380
5New England School of CommunicationsBangor, ME440
6Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, CA13,181
7Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA666
8School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY3,988
9Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA845
10Pennsylvania State University-BrandywineMedia, PA1,615

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor1633
Master131
Associate63

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  35

Students

Student enrollment was 1,217 in 2009-2010 (1,238 full-time equivalent).

About 87% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 13% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men33%
Women32%
All33%

Room and Board

University Of Advancing Technology provides on-campus housing for 300 of its 1,238 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

International Study

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

University Of Advancing Technology offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (14 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Science/Studies

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (71 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering Technology/Technician

MEDIA (97 awarded)

  • Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services