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- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce, PRCity: midsizeZIP 00717Founded 1948
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1948
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Campuses
- 3
- Website
- www.pucpr.edu
Puerto RicoReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is a private nonprofit university in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with 3,874 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $10,578 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention83%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share83%
Federal loans33%
$10,578net price / year
98%admission rate
1300average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$30,445median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,500median debt
#1,670 of 1,704 for earnings#207 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,275 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,452 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
- $18,987tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,770
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $6,770
- Average net price
- $10,578national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,281
$30,001–48,000$10,338
$48,001–75,000$10,194
$75,001–110,000$14,265
$110,001+$16,195
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 595–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college83%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
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-Ponce$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
- 3,874
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 83%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,545 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,692
- Endowment, end of year
- $12,739,843
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic100%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
Unknown0.1%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences23%
Health professions19%
Business & management11%
Visual & performing arts7.1%
Liberal arts & humanities6.6%
Psychology6.2%
Social sciences5.6%
Public administration & social service3.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA | $10,804 | 45% | $52,334 |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI | $10,599 | 40% | $51,003 |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | $10,103 | 44% | $52,316 |
| University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA | $11,787 | 44% | $54,320 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | $11,852 | 46% | $61,521 |
| Texas Woman's University Denton, TX | $11,060 | 49% | $59,216 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 241410. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1342151.