- The Inkwell
- Puerto Rico
- University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PRCity: smallZIP 00681Founded 1911
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1911
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uprm.edu
Puerto RicoPublic
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a public university in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, with 9,539 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $14,997 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention87%
4-year graduation6.2%
Pell Grant share67%
Federal loans7.9%
$14,997net price / year
56%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$47,912median earnings, 10 yrs
$8,250median debt
#1,346 of 1,704 for earnings#501 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,156 of 1,738 for graduation rate#314 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
- $22,508tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,954
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $5,954
- Average net price
- $14,997national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,694
$30,001–48,000$14,600
$48,001–75,000$15,499
$75,001–110,000$16,652
$110,001+$22,100
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college67%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 6.2%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,716
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,912middle 50%: $28,551–$77,215
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,215
Median, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez$47,912
Lower quarter$28,551
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
- 9,539
- Part-time
- 9.2%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 67%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,407 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,147
- Endowment, end of year
- $170,573
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Hispanic94%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
Unknown6.0%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering35%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Business & management11%
Agriculture10%
Health professions6.2%
Psychology5.8%
Physical sciences3.8%
Social sciences2.9%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | $11,860 | 50% | $38,928 |
| University of Puerto Rico Bayamon, PR | $9,644 | 35% | $37,789 |
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| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR | $12,577 | 50% | $34,452 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Carolina, PR | $12,472 | 40% | $35,146 |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce, PR | $10,710 | 50% | $35,162 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland University Lebanon, TN | $15,965 | 44% | $66,885 |
| Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA | $13,517 | 45% | $53,919 |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI | $13,843 | 43% | $51,871 |
| Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO | $16,756 | 48% | $53,355 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI | $14,757 | 53% | $54,432 |
| Madonna University Livonia, MI | $14,792 | 54% | $60,349 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 243197. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7896177.