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- Puerto Rico
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PRCity: smallZIP 00680Founded 1962
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1962
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Campuses
- 3
- Website
- recintomayaguez.pucpr.edu
Puerto RicoReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a private nonprofit university in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, with 555 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 34% within six years and costs $9,655 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention78%
4-year graduation11%
Pell Grant share81%
Federal loans26%
$9,655net price / year
99%admission rate
—average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$30,445median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,500median debt
#1,669 of 1,704 for earnings#168 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,475 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,485 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
- $17,168tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,670
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $6,670
- Average net price
- $9,655national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,463
$30,001–48,000$9,390
$48,001–75,000$9,812
$75,001–110,000$14,605
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college81%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 11%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
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-Mayaguez$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
- 555
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 81%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,241 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,568
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,966,378
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic100%
Unknown0.2%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions22%
Biological & biomedical sciences18%
Business & management13%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Personal & culinary services9.7%
Public administration & social service6.7%
Psychology6.0%
Social sciences3.7%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón, PR | $3,642 | 36% | $27,514 |
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| Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR | $9,208 | 60% | $48,006 |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez, PR | $8,562 | 46% | $34,288 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | $8,875 | 40% | $30,445 |
| Dewey University-Hato Rey Hato Rey, PR | $3,836 | 62% | $22,263 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV | $11,130 | 34% | $45,981 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME | $11,167 | 35% | $56,874 |
| Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO | $11,182 | 33% | $39,919 |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME | $9,721 | 26% | $44,543 |
| Glenville State University Glenville, WV | $10,748 | 29% | $44,924 |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH | $10,410 | 28% | $63,814 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 243586. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7228261.