Colleges / Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
College · Private nonprofit · Ponce, PR · City
PCU

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Ponce, PR

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608, Ponce, PR 00717-9997
Websitewww.pucpr.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate98%
6-yr median pay$21k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size3,874
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $21k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 98% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1300.

If you get in

3,874 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$29k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.7k
Room & board
$6.8k
Books & supplies
$3,624

How students pay for it.

Pell grants81%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans30%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$16k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$21k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$25k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
3,874
Location
Ponce, PR
Region
Outlying Areas (AS, FM, GU, MH, MP, PR, PW, VI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
PUCPR
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic100%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$11k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 54

What you can study.

Colleges / Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
College · Private nonprofit · Ponce, PR · City
PCU

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Ponce, PR

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608, Ponce, PR 00717-9997
Websitewww.pucpr.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate98%
6-yr median pay$21k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size3,874
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $21k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 98% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1300.

If you get in

3,874 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$29k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.7k
Room & board
$6.8k
Books & supplies
$3,624

How students pay for it.

Pell grants81%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans30%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$16k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention81%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$21k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$25k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
3,874
Location
Ponce, PR
Region
Outlying Areas (AS, FM, GU, MH, MP, PR, PW, VI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
PUCPR
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic100%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$11k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 54

What you can study.