- The Inkwell
- Puerto Rico
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita, PRRural: fringeZIP 00715Founded 1962
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1962
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- ponce.inter.edu
Puerto RicoPrivate nonprofit
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is a private nonprofit university in Mercedita, Puerto Rico, with 2,404 undergraduates. It admits 34% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $9,683 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate34%
Retention69%
4-year graduation10%
Pell Grant share82%
Federal loans18%
$9,683net price / year
34%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$30,335median earnings, 10 yrs
$7,500median debt
#1,671 of 1,704 for earnings#170 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,300 of 1,738 for graduation rate#119 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $16,860tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,780
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $5,780
- Average net price
- $9,683national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,636
$30,001–48,000$9,797
$48,001–75,000$9,835
$75,001–110,000$10,167
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 34%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college34%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college82%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 10%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 45%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,243
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,335middle 50%: $18,380–$47,293
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$47,293
Median, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce$30,335
Lower quarter$18,380
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
- 2,404
- Part-time
- 18%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 23.1
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 82%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,587 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,759
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.2%
Hispanic100%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions27%
Business & management25%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.4%
Personal & culinary services7.2%
Psychology6.9%
Computer & information sciences6.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH | $9,533 | 44% | $53,497 |
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| University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN | $11,170 | 44% | $64,132 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 242662. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6045490.