- The Inkwell
- Puerto Rico
- Caribbean University-Carolina
Carolina, PRSuburb: largeZIP 00985Founded 1969
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1969
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1997
- Campuses
- 4
- Website
- www.caribbean.edu
Puerto RicoPrivate nonprofit
Caribbean University-Carolina
Caribbean University-Carolina is a private nonprofit university in Carolina, Puerto Rico, with 99 undergraduates. It graduates 35% within six years and costs $14,600 a year after aid.
35%graduate
Retention71%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share67%
Federal loans35%
$14,600net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
35%graduate in 6 years
$27,834median earnings, 10 yrs
$10,500median debt
#1,683 of 1,704 for earnings#472 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,455 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $18,777tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,844
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,844
- Average net price
- $14,600national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$14,600
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college35%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college67%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 35%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 39%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,094
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $27,834middle 50%: $15,732–$41,772
- Median debt at graduation
- $10,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$41,772
Median, Caribbean University-Carolina$27,834
Lower quarter$15,732
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 99
- Part-time
- 33%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 67%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- —
- Average faculty salary
- $2,100 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,849
- Endowment, end of year
- $17,382
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic100%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions50%
Public administration & social service17%
Business & management17%
Computer & information sciences8.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.3%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Caguas, PR | $6,057 | 65% | — |
| Caribbean University-Vega Baja Vega Baja, PR | $11,643 | 25% | $27,834 |
| Universidad Teologica del Caribe Trujillo Alto, PR | $9,045 | — | $20,666 |
| Dewey University-Hato Rey Hato Rey, PR | $3,836 | 62% | $22,263 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | $8,875 | 40% | $30,445 |
| Caribbean University-Ponce Ponce, PR | $11,630 | 35% | $27,834 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada State University Henderson, NV | $14,262 | 36% | $58,648 |
| Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL | $14,781 | 32% | $40,800 |
| Montana State University-Northern Havre, MT | $14,686 | 39% | $52,907 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, KS | $14,036 | 32% | $46,855 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA | $13,598 | 38% | $73,113 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV | $14,942 | 30% | $62,910 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 241386. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5039438.