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University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is a public campus in suburban Cayey, PR.

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

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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

$8,652

family income
under $30k

$9,610

$30–48k

$10,406

$48–75k

$11,049

$75–110k

$15,746

over $110k

Average net price

$10,1762023–24Skip 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 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey rose from $8,638 (2008) to $10,176 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,638
2009	$2,889
2010	$6,515
2011	$7,302
2012	$6,781
2013	$5,570
2014	$7,105
2015	$5,652
2016	$6,203
2017	$6,455
2018	$8,261
2019	$6,043
2020	$9,584
2021	$6,726
2022	$9,148
2023	$10,176

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$15,9092024–25Skip 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 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey rose from $10,825 (2009) to $15,909 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$10,825
2010	$8,391
2011	$11,996
2012	$12,349
2013	$11,428
2014	$10,757
2015	$10,551
2016	$10,740
2017	$11,742
2018	$12,029
2019	$14,156
2020	$12,618
2021	$14,285
2022	$15,146
2023	$15,746
2024	$15,909

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,245	$1,245
2001	$1,245	$1,245
2002	$1,470	$1,470
2003	$1,245	$2,625
2004	$1,245	$2,625
2005	$1,707	$4,849
2006	$1,707	$3,341
2007	$1,702	$3,740
2008	$1,940	$3,740
2013	$2,212	$4,908
2014	$2,212	$4,233
2015	$2,049	$4,070
2016	$2,083	$4,104
2017	$2,083	$4,138
2018	$4,089	$6,044
2019	$4,208	$6,192
2020	$4,208	$6,192
2021	$4,790	$4,790
2022	$5,354	$5,354
2023	$5,354	$5,354

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey reports tuition of $5,354 for in-state students and $5,354 for out-of-state students. Check University of Puerto Rico at Cayey’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,069 undergrads, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

49.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey 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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49.8%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 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey rose from 42.7% (entered 1991) to 49.8% (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
1991 cohort	42.7%
1992 cohort	39.4%
1993 cohort	40.1%
1994 cohort	44.4%
1995 cohort	33.9%
1996 cohort	42.5%
1997 cohort	35%
1998 cohort	47.1%
1999 cohort	36%
2000 cohort	39.2%
2001 cohort	41.3%
2002 cohort	41.1%
2003 cohort	41.6%
2004 cohort	43.4%
2005 cohort	44%
2006 cohort	40.7%
2007 cohort	46.4%
2008 cohort	42.9%
2009 cohort	47.6%
2010 cohort	49.2%
2011 cohort	45.1%
2012 cohort	47.6%
2013 cohort	51.8%
2014 cohort	51.8%
2015 cohort	47.2%
2016 cohort	47.2%
2017 cohort	48.6%
2018 cohort	49.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$3,900	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$3,800	$3,300
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$3,600	$3,100
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$3,600	$3,132
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$3,800	$3,100
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$4,033	$3,070
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$4,399	$3,200
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$4,747	$3,300
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$5,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$5,130	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$5,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$5,500	$4,100
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$5,118	$4,988
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$4,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$4,200	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$4,500	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$4,800	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$4,500	$4,200
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$4,150	$4,200
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$4,500	$4,400
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$5,000	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$5,000	$4,405
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$5,000	$4,693
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$5,000	$5,000

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

$21,819

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$26,854

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$30,958

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.

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

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey admitted 619 of 1,168 applicants in Fall 2024. The 53% rate describes that application pool.

53%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $5,354 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,069 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 843–10731600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey received 1,168 applications and admitted 619 (53%), with 475 enrolling.

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	421	481	531
SAT Math	422	474	542

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

53%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	33.1%
Fall 2002	30.8%
Fall 2003	28.9%
Fall 2004	24.5%
Fall 2005	26.2%
Fall 2006	22.8%
Fall 2007	33.9%
Fall 2008	45.7%
Fall 2009	78%
Fall 2010	71.5%
Fall 2011	85%
Fall 2012	83.4%
Fall 2013	83.4%
Fall 2014	82.6%
Fall 2015	81.6%
Fall 2016	96.4%
Fall 2017	76.5%
Fall 2018	72.3%
Fall 2019	87.8%
Fall 2020	89.4%
Fall 2021	48%
Fall 2022	49.3%
Fall 2023	—
Fall 2024	53%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

843–1073Fall 2024 · 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 2006	1020	1227
Fall 2007	1015	1226
Fall 2008	1011	1235
Fall 2009	1011	1235
Fall 2010	1042	1243
Fall 2011	1008	1241
Fall 2012	1008	1250
Fall 2013	949	1239
Fall 2014	1029	1265
Fall 2015	985	1224
Fall 2016	964	1229
Fall 2017	1014	1234
Fall 2018	998	1215
Fall 2019	984	1185
Fall 2020	960	1159
Fall 2021	905	1131
Fall 2022	912	1134
Fall 2023	858	1098
Fall 2024	843	1073

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, 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

2,069Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey fell from 4,128 (Fall 2002) to 2,069 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,128
Fall 2003	3,987
Fall 2004	3,747
Fall 2005	3,634
Fall 2006	3,626
Fall 2007	3,612
Fall 2008	3,642
Fall 2009	3,735
Fall 2010	3,631
Fall 2011	3,522
Fall 2012	3,641
Fall 2013	3,779
Fall 2014	3,686
Fall 2015	3,681
Fall 2016	3,749
Fall 2017	3,469
Fall 2018	3,064
Fall 2019	2,843
Fall 2020	2,951
Fall 2021	2,537
Fall 2022	2,200
Fall 2023	2,201
Fall 2024	2,069

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%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 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey fell from 88% (Fall 2002) to 76% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	88%
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	81%
Fall 2005 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	88%
Fall 2007 cohort	90%
Fall 2008 cohort	89%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	97%
Fall 2013 cohort	87%
Fall 2014 cohort	87%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	74%
Fall 2022 cohort	79%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

75.9% of University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Puerto Rico at Cayey as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 2,069 undergraduates live off campus, and 75.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's SAT section-percentile sums are 843–1073 — their midpoint is near the PR four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey 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

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey53%

Puerto Rico median57.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey$5,354

Puerto Rico median$6,347

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey$30,958

Puerto Rico median$25,416

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Puerto Rico and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	Puerto Rico median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	53%	57.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$5,354	$6,347	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$30,958	$25,416	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

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

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Chemistry	$50,128
Natural Sciences	$42,313
Biology, General	$41,763
Accounting and Related Services	$35,981
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$35,474
Special Education and Teaching	$33,905
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$30,850
Sociology	$26,901
Psychology, Other	$25,313
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	$24,112
Psychology, General	$23,168

These 11 fields listed for University of Puerto Rico at Cayey measure earnings after completion. The $30,958 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 8 additional University of Puerto Rico at Cayey fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Puerto Rico at Cayey report?

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 843–1073 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's acceptance rate?

53% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 619 admitted from 1,168 applicants.

How much does University of Puerto Rico at Cayey cost?

In-state tuition is $5,354; out-of-state students pay $5,354. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Puerto Rico at Cayey report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $30,958. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina — 54.5% admitted
University of Puerto Rico — 35.3% admitted
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao — 54.8% admitted
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo — 59.2% 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.