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Vet Tech Institute

Pittsburgh, PA
For-profit 2-year school
$26,054projected sticker price
$14,560projected average net price for
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This year at Vet Tech Institute, we project that on average students will pay $14,560, while the advertised price of attendance is $26,054. That’s a difference of $11,493.

Prices at Vet Tech Institute over time for

$5K
$10K
$15K
$20K
$25K
15-16
20-21
25-26
$26,054
sticker price
$14,560
net price
Upper net price estimation
Projected net price
Lower net price estimation
YearNet in-state price at Vet Tech InstituteIn-state sticker price at Vet Tech Institute
26-27$14,560$26,054
25-26$14,408$25,781
24-25$14,257$25,511
23-24$14,082$25,198
22-23$14,164$24,312
21-22$13,679$23,440
20-21$14,422$23,321
19-20$14,683$23,263
18-19$13,321$23,158
17-18$14,262$23,102
16-17$14,549$22,983
15-16$13,297$23,075
14-15$14,381$22,722
13-14$14,131$22,635

How much a student actually pays usually depends, at least in part, on their family's household income. At Vet Tech Institute this year, we project students with incomes over $110K will pay around $23,657, while students with incomes below $30K will pay around $11,483. That's a difference of $12,174.

Net price by income bracket, 26-27 school year

$11,483
$12,979
$15,436
$21,535
$23,657
<$30K
$30K-$48K
$48K-$75K
$75K-$110K
>$110K
Income bracketProjected net price at Vet Tech Institute
<$30K$11,483
$30K-$48K$12,979
$48K-$75K$15,436
$75K-$110K$21,535
>$110K$23,657

School details

Located in Pittsburgh, PA
78% acceptance rate
For-profit 2-year school
70% graduation rate

Graduation Rates

A school’s graduation rate can indicate how likely a student is to complete their degree. At Vet Tech Institute, over the last five years 70% of students earned their associate’s degree within four years of enrolling.

70% overall grad rate
Nat’l average

Students from different demographic backgrounds often graduate at different rates, so it can be helpful to look beyond the overall graduation rate. This chart shows how students of different races and ethnicities fare earning their degrees at Vet Tech Institute.

American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
White
Multiple races
Unknown race
Nat’l avg.
100%
50%
45%
71%
72%
81%
33%
Demographic categoryGraduation rate at Vet Tech InstituteNational average
American Indian/Alaska Native100%31%
Asian50%48%
Black45%35%
Hispanic71%45%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander25%
White72%51%
Multiple races81%36%
Unknown race33%34%

Student Demographics

The size and demographic makeup of a school’s student body can have a large impact on a student’s experience. Vet Tech Institute has 324 students, which puts it in the {SIZE_PERCENTILE} percentile of for-profit, 2-year schools.

0 students
1+ students
324 students

About 90% of students are female.

90% female
10% male

And about 82% of students are white.

White

82%

Black

8%

Multiple races

5%

Unknown race

3%

Hispanic

2%

Asian

1%

American Indian/Alaska Native

<1%