College · Private nonprofit · Orlando, FL · Suburb
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando
Orlando, FL
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size96
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $38k 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
96 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$92k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$66k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$26k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $14.5k
- Books & supplies
- $2,775
How students pay for it.
Pell grants59%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans64%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention52%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr33%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out17%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 96
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando Campus
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic94%
- Black4%
- White1%
- International1%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time83%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$18k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 7
What you can study.