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Universal Technical Institute Executive Compensation (FY25)

UTI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 18, 2026
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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jerome Grant
Median of the other named officers
$1,375,796
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
=
March 12, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
◇
To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jerome Grant: $3,491,248 → $5,149,264 (47.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.9% → 99.2% (1.3 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 51:1 → 67:1 (31.4% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Universal Technical Institute's chief executive and what were they paid?
Jerome Grant was paid $5,149,264 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Grant's total moved 47.5% higher from the $3,491,248 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Universal Technical Institute's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Universal Technical Institute's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Adtalem Global Education, Inc., American Public Education, Inc., Chegg, Inc., Coursera, Inc. and Grand Canyon Education, Inc., among others.
What is Universal Technical Institute's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 67:1, against median employee compensation of $76,806.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jerome Grant
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Troy Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jerome Grant
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Troy Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sherrell Smith
President, Concorde Career Colleges
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Kevane
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hitchcock
Executive Vice President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jerome Grant
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Troy Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Sherrell Smith
President, Concorde Career Colleges
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Kevane
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hitchcock
Executive Vice President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jerome Grant
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Hitchcock
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bruce Schuman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Kevane
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christine Kline
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sherrell Smith
Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Troy Anderson
Former Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bruce SchumanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bruce SchumanRSA◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Bruce SchumanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Christopher KevaneRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Todd HitchcockRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sherrell SmithRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christine KlineRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Bruce Schuman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Christine Kline
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Christopher Kevane
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Jerome Grant
Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Sherrell Smith
Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Todd Hitchcock
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Troy Anderson
Former Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert T. DeVincenzi
Board chair
◇◇————◇
George W. Brochick
◇◇————◇
Linda J. Srere
◇◇————◇
William J. Lennox, Jr
◇◇————◇
Kenneth R. Trammell
◇◇————◇
Michael A. Slubowski
◇◇————◇
Shannon L. Okinaka
◇◇————◇
Christopher S. Shackelton
◇◇————◇
Loretta L. Sanchez
◇◇————◇
Jerome A. Grant served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adtalem Global Education, Inc. symbol not shown
  • American Public Education, Inc. APEI
  • Chegg, Inc. CHGG
  • Coursera, Inc. COUR
  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE
  • Laureate Education, Inc. LAUR
  • Lincoln Educational Services Corp. LINC
  • Perdoceo Education Corp. PRDO
  • Strategic Education, Inc. STRA
  • Udemy, Inc. UDMY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 12, 2026=◇◇◇
2024March 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023March 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 2, 2023=◇◇◇
2019February 27, 2020=◇◇◇
2016March 1, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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242 figures on this page: 236 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
236 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-114094
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-001690
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · ELECTION OF DIRECTORS · Employment Agreement · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-052033
  4. 0001140361-25-001170
    Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-066020
  6. 0001193125-24-012996
    Fiscal 2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001261654-23-000067
  8. 0001193125-23-009570
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001261654-20-000012
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001261654-17-000018
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001362310-08-000126
    Employment Agreement
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Peers Universal Technical Institute discloses

The companies named in UTI's own disclosed peer group.

American Public Education, Inc.Chegg, Inc.Coursera, Inc.Grand Canyon Education, Inc.Laureate Education, Inc.Lincoln Educational Services Corp.Perdoceo Education Corp.Strategic Education, Inc.Udemy, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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