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University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce is a public campus in Ponce proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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

$7,047

family income
under $30k

$7,848

$30–48k

$8,335

$48–75k

$8,538

$75–110k

$9,585

over $110k

Average net price

$10,9902023–24Skip 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 Ponce rose from $7,328 (2008) to $10,990 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,328
2009	$6,838
2010	$6,831
2011	$7,284
2012	$7,714
2013	$6,658
2014	$6,448
2015	$6,958
2016	$8,889
2017	$5,993
2018	$6,936
2019	$7,746
2020	$4,978
2021	$5,006
2022	$7,455
2023	$10,990

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$17,1932024–25Skip 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 Ponce rose from $11,306 (2009) to $17,193 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$11,306
2010	$11,422
2011	$12,486
2012	$12,955
2013	$13,018
2014	$12,025
2015	$11,718
2016	$12,252
2017	$14,469
2018	$11,071
2019	$12,541
2020	$13,272
2021	$13,943
2022	$14,524
2023	$14,399
2024	$17,193

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	$1,910	$1,910
2001	$2,055	$2,055
2002	$2,257	$2,257
2003	$1,903	$3,283
2004	$1,766	$3,146
2005	$2,174	$3,214
2006	$2,264	$3,304
2007	$1,679	$3,341
2008	$1,747	$3,341
2013	$2,019	$4,041
2014	$2,019	$4,041
2015	$2,014	$4,036
2016	$2,083	$4,105
2017	$2,117	$4,138
2018	$4,089	$6,044
2019	$4,198	$6,182
2020	$4,198	$4,198
2021	$4,970	$4,970
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 Ponce reports published tuition by residency: $5,354 in-state versus $5,354 out-of-state — a $0 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce reports 2,278 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

46.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce 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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46.2%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 Ponce rose from 35.2% (entered 1991) to 46.2% (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	35.2%
1992 cohort	24.7%
1993 cohort	25.4%
1994 cohort	24.2%
1995 cohort	27.7%
1996 cohort	36.4%
1997 cohort	37.9%
1998 cohort	29.7%
1999 cohort	29.1%
2000 cohort	35.3%
2001 cohort	39.9%
2002 cohort	41.5%
2003 cohort	42.1%
2004 cohort	45.4%
2005 cohort	38%
2006 cohort	43.8%
2007 cohort	40.7%
2008 cohort	37.6%
2009 cohort	40.5%
2010 cohort	44.5%
2011 cohort	40.9%
2012 cohort	47.4%
2013 cohort	43.7%
2014 cohort	47.7%
2015 cohort	45.7%
2016 cohort	44.2%
2017 cohort	50.6%
2018 cohort	46.2%

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)	$5,500	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$5,200	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$5,500	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$5,500	$2,600

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

$22,404

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$26,213

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$31,394

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 Ponce admitted 748 of 1,426 applicants in Fall 2024. The 52.5% rate describes that application pool.

52.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $5,354 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,278 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for University of Puerto Rico at Ponce under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Puerto Rico at Ponce received 1,426 applications and admitted 748 (52.5%), with 630 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

52.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read University of Puerto Rico at Ponce's change from 71.3% to 52.4% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.3%
Fall 2002	53.9%
Fall 2003	65.1%
Fall 2004	21.4%
Fall 2005	27.7%
Fall 2006	20.2%
Fall 2007	39.7%
Fall 2008	37.1%
Fall 2009	42.7%
Fall 2010	66.9%
Fall 2011	77.9%
Fall 2012	82.2%
Fall 2013	64%
Fall 2014	73.7%
Fall 2015	50.5%
Fall 2016	44.8%
Fall 2017	33.4%
Fall 2018	35.3%
Fall 2019	36.3%
Fall 2020	50.3%
Fall 2021	48.6%
Fall 2022	54%
Fall 2023	56.1%
Fall 2024	52.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

921–1215Fall 2012 · 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 2004	976	1184
Fall 2008	970	1194
Fall 2009	975	1206
Fall 2010	984	1201
Fall 2011	952	1193
Fall 2012	921	1215

IPEDS Fall 2004–2012, 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

2,278Fall 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 Ponce fell from 3,352 (Fall 2002) to 2,278 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,352
Fall 2003	3,396
Fall 2004	3,661
Fall 2005	3,158
Fall 2006	3,265
Fall 2007	3,146
Fall 2008	3,232
Fall 2009	3,438
Fall 2010	3,233
Fall 2011	2,908
Fall 2012	3,089
Fall 2013	3,120
Fall 2014	3,230
Fall 2015	3,543
Fall 2016	3,630
Fall 2017	3,150
Fall 2018	2,828
Fall 2019	2,540
Fall 2020	2,380
Fall 2021	2,249
Fall 2022	2,123
Fall 2023	2,276
Fall 2024	2,278

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%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 Ponce has held near 73% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	81%
Fall 2005 cohort	79%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	83%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	80%
Fall 2020 cohort	78%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

Faculty pay at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce averages $70,980 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Puerto Rico at Ponce as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 2,278 undergraduates live off campus, and 73% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 52.5%. Review University of Puerto Rico at Ponce's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 Ponce 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 Ponce52.5%

Puerto Rico median57.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

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

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce$31,394

Puerto Rico median$25,416

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce, Puerto Rico and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Puerto Rico at Ponce	Puerto Rico median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	52.5%	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	$31,394	$25,416	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce 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
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$35,882
Accounting and Related Services	$35,275
Biology, General	$33,896
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$33,568
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$31,751
Marketing	$31,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$26,878
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$26,080
Psychology, Other	$23,999
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	$22,930
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$22,339

These 11 fields listed for University of Puerto Rico at Ponce measure earnings after completion. The $31,394 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 4 additional University of Puerto Rico at Ponce fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

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

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 52.5% admitted. Check current requirements.

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

52.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 748 admitted from 1,426 applicants.

How much does University of Puerto Rico at Ponce 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 Ponce report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $31,394. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras — 54.6% admitted
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez — 56.5% admitted
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao — 54.8% admitted
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey — 53% 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.