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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez reports 555 undergraduates in Mayaguez, PR. Its federal reporting group is labeled Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 243586.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico).

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Compare Mayaguez, PR with Ponce, PR. Other profile: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · Ponce, PR (UNITID: 241410).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$7,867

family income
under $30k

$8,404

$30–48k

$11,642

$48–75k

$13,024

$75–110k

not reported

over $110k

Only four of the five income brackets were filed for the same year at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez — this isn't a full distribution.

Average net price

$11,5022023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez rose from $2,869 (2008) to $11,502 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$2,869
2009	$4,238
2010	$3,533
2011	$4,300
2012	$4,549
2013	$3,516
2014	$4,100
2015	$6,047
2016	$8,038
2017	$7,839
2018	$7,696
2019	$8,195
2020	$8,322
2021	$8,521
2022	$8,264
2023	$11,502

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$18,6052024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez rose from $7,588 (2009) to $18,605 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$7,588
2010	$9,354
2011	$9,421
2012	$9,227
2013	$9,351
2014	$8,716
2015	$9,348
2016	$11,383
2017	$13,208
2018	$13,521
2019	$13,573
2020	$14,135
2021	$14,395
2022	$14,460
2023	$15,334
2024	$18,605

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$3,894
2001	$4,184
2002	$4,356
2003	$4,516
2004	$4,676
2005	$4,836
2006	$4,996
2007	$5,156
2008	$5,316
2013	$4,738
2014	$4,898
2015	$5,028
2016	$5,148
2017	$5,268
2018	$5,388
2019	$5,478
2020	$5,408
2021	$5,443
2022	$5,818
2023	$6,238

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez reports published tuition of $6,550 in this record. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's $6,550 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez reports 555 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

39.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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39.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez rose from 24.8% (entered 1996) to 39.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	24.8%
1997 cohort	28.5%
1998 cohort	19.2%
1999 cohort	17.1%
2000 cohort	20.6%
2001 cohort	19.9%
2002 cohort	25.7%
2003 cohort	18.2%
2004 cohort	18.2%
2005 cohort	17.3%
2006 cohort	17.4%
2007 cohort	17.9%
2008 cohort	24.8%
2009 cohort	18.3%
2010 cohort	25.8%
2011 cohort	32.4%
2012 cohort	24.4%
2013 cohort	35.3%
2014 cohort	31.1%
2015 cohort	32.7%
2016 cohort	33.9%
2017 cohort	42.1%
2018 cohort	39.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$5,470	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$5,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$5,377	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$5,250	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$5,025	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$4,699	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$4,892	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$5,258	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$5,821	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$6,489	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$6,855	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$8,200	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$9,013	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$8,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$9,118	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$11,250	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$12,554	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$12,400	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$13,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$14,000	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$14,950	$6,358
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$15,525	$6,900
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$15,500	$7,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$20,637

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$23,976

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$24,908

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez admitted 599 of 604 applicants in Fall 2024. The 99.2% rate describes that application pool.

99.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $6,238 tuition · 2023–24 555 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez received 604 applications and admitted 599 (99.2%), with 92 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

99.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	90.7%
Fall 2002	92%
Fall 2003	100%
Fall 2004	94.9%
Fall 2005	94.8%
Fall 2006	100%
Fall 2007	95%
Fall 2008	95.7%
Fall 2009	84.3%
Fall 2010	98.3%
Fall 2011	37.6%
Fall 2012	36.4%
Fall 2013	30.6%
Fall 2014	56.3%
Fall 2015	94.8%
Fall 2016	99.6%
Fall 2017	98.9%
Fall 2018	96.2%
Fall 2019	97.9%
Fall 2020	96.6%
Fall 2021	95.4%
Fall 2022	99.8%
Fall 2023	97.3%
Fall 2024	99.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

762–1011Fall 2007 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	854	1070
Fall 2002	767	1008
Fall 2007	762	1011

IPEDS Fall 2001–2007, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

555Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez fell from 1,572 (Fall 2002) to 555 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,572
Fall 2003	1,676
Fall 2004	1,717
Fall 2005	1,548
Fall 2006	1,422
Fall 2007	1,304
Fall 2008	1,359
Fall 2009	1,341
Fall 2010	1,373
Fall 2011	1,424
Fall 2012	1,410
Fall 2013	1,369
Fall 2014	1,391
Fall 2015	1,375
Fall 2016	1,444
Fall 2017	1,294
Fall 2018	1,155
Fall 2019	1,067
Fall 2020	894
Fall 2021	691
Fall 2022	647
Fall 2023	597
Fall 2024	555

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez rose from 0% (Fall 2002) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	0%
Fall 2003 cohort	88%
Fall 2004 cohort	67%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	67%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	76%
Fall 2016 cohort	70%
Fall 2017 cohort	68%
Fall 2018 cohort	79%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Faculty pay at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez averages $50,892 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 555 undergraduates live off campus, and 78% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez considered scores; no usable range is filed. Puerto Rico benchmarks are not Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's own range.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez99.2%

Puerto Rico median57.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez$6,550

Puerto Rico median$6,347

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico).

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico reporting group (shared)$24,908

Puerto Rico median$25,416

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and national reference values
Metric & basis	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	Puerto Rico median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	99.2%	57.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$6,550	$6,347	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$24,908Shared group value	$25,416	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Special Education and Teaching	$34,645
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$33,066
Accounting and Related Services	$31,158
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$28,523
Biology, General	$27,205
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$24,412
Psychology, General	$24,118
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$23,351
Criminology	$22,958
Social Work	$19,099

These 10 fields listed for Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez measure earnings after completion. The $24,908 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 16 additional Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico).

Frequently asked questions

What is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's acceptance rate?

99.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 599 admitted from 604 applicants.

How much does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez cost?

At Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, tuition is $6,550. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $24,908. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Puerto Rico

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas — 85.9% admitted
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati — 93.4% admitted
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico — 100% admitted
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian — 95.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.