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- Puerto Rico
- University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Cayey, PRSuburb: largeZIP 00737Founded 1967
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1967
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.cayey.upr.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
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University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is a public university in Cayey, Puerto Rico, with 2,069 undergraduates. It admits 53% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $12,630 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate53%
Retention76%
4-year graduation0%
Pell Grant share79%
Federal loans0.5%
$12,630net price / year
53%admission rate
955average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$35,022median earnings, 10 yrs
$5,500median debt
#1,647 of 1,704 for earnings#333 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,302 of 1,738 for graduation rate#272 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
- $18,881tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,354
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $5,354
- Average net price
- $12,630national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,016
$30,001–48,000$12,271
$48,001–75,000$14,105
$75,001–110,000$17,065
$110,001+$17,481
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 53%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 955
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 421–531
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 422–542
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college53%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college79%
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
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,774
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,022middle 50%: $21,464–$49,706
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$49,706
Median, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey$35,022
Lower quarter$21,464
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
- 2,069
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 79%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 90%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,701 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,620
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,613
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic100%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences25%
Psychology24%
Business & management22%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies12%
Education7.2%
Physical sciences5.1%
Social sciences3.3%
Foreign languages & linguistics0.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK | $13,444 | 42% | $44,726 |
| Young Harris College Young Harris, GA | $12,549 | 38% | $50,776 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJ | $13,249 | 36% | $63,846 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA | $11,402 | 47% | $52,507 |
| Lyon College Batesville, AR | $14,400 | 45% | $49,833 |
| Georgetown College Georgetown, KY | $13,270 | 49% | $55,880 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 243151. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7896175.