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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce, PR · Private (nonprofit) · 3,874 students · mostly bachelor degrees
100th-cheapest of 107 Puerto Rico colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,192
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$20,508
Graduation rate
49%
Admission rate
98%
Median graduate earnings
$24,908
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$15,500
Average SAT
1300
Pell grant recipients
81%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
112 programsArchitectural Design · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$45,710Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Graduate/Professional Certificate13 grads/yr$40,489Law · First Professional Degree82 grads/yr$39,634Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree103 grads/yr$36,764Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$34,941Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$34,645Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree45 grads/yr$33,204Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$33,066Accounting · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$31,158Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree$30,298General Studies · Bachelor's Degree52 grads/yr$28,523Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree175 grads/yr$27,205Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$24,451Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$24,412Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$24,118Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$24,028Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$23,351Criminology · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$22,958Radio and Television · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$22,355Pathology/Experimental Pathology · Associate's Degree$20,189Social Work · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$19,099Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,092
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.