College · Private nonprofit · New York, NY · City
Boricua College
New York, NY
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$30k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size391
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $30k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
391 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$97k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $13.0k
- Books & supplies
- $400
How students pay for it.
Pell grants86%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans14%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$7k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr81%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$30k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$35k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 391
- Location
- New York, NY
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic77%
- Black20%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2%
- White1%
- Asian1%
First-gen students52%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans2%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$14k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 5
What you can study.