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- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PRSuburb: smallZIP 00614
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Campuses
- 3
- Website
- www.pucpr.edu/arecibo
Puerto RicoReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is a private nonprofit university in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with 273 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 40% within six years and costs $8,875 a year after aid.
40%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention87%
4-year graduation17%
Pell Grant share76%
Federal loans34%
$8,875net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
40%graduate in 6 years
$30,445median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,500median debt
#1,668 of 1,704 for earnings#135 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,353 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,324 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
- $16,937tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,670
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $6,670
- Average net price
- $8,875national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,164
$30,001–48,000$6,783
$48,001–75,000$8,974
$75,001–110,000$9,353
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college40%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college76%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 40%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 17%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,033
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,445middle 50%: $17,958–$45,942
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$45,942
Median, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo$30,445
Lower quarter$17,958
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
- 273
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 76%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,327 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,299
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,886,731
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic100%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences26%
Health professions23%
Psychology14%
Social sciences13%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Business & management8.1%
Education4.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 241395. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q100993177.