- The Inkwell
- Puerto Rico
- Caribbean University-Vega Baja
Vega Baja, PRSuburb: largeZIP 00964
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1997
- Campuses
- 4
- Website
- www.caribbean.edu
Puerto RicoPrivate nonprofit
Caribbean University-Vega Baja
Caribbean University-Vega Baja is a private nonprofit university in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, with 152 undergraduates. It graduates 25% within six years and costs $11,643 a year after aid.
25%graduate
Retention65%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share70%
Federal loans22%
$11,643net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
25%graduate in 6 years
$27,834median earnings, 10 yrs
$10,500median debt
#1,685 of 1,704 for earnings#274 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,606 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
- $18,089tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,844
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,844
- Average net price
- $11,643national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$11,643
$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 college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college25%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college70%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 25%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 32%
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-Vega Baja$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
- 152
- Part-time
- 26%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 70%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- —
- Average faculty salary
- $2,185 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $1,875
- Endowment, end of year
- $18,974
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic100%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions34%
Business & management26%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting14%
Agriculture11%
Education5.7%
Public administration & social service5.7%
Computer & information sciences2.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad Teologica del Caribe Trujillo Alto, PR | $9,045 | — | $20,666 |
| Caribbean University-Carolina Carolina, PR | $14,600 | 35% | $27,834 |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Caguas, PR | $6,057 | 65% | — |
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| Caribbean University-Ponce Ponce, PR | $11,630 | 35% | $27,834 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH | $11,513 | 26% | $63,814 |
| Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH | $12,326 | 24% | $67,080 |
| Jarvis Christian University Hawkins, TX | $12,317 | 23% | $37,810 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA | $12,105 | 29% | $46,481 |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH | $10,410 | 28% | $63,814 |
| Glenville State University Glenville, WV | $10,748 | 29% | $44,924 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 363916.