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University of Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico is a public campus in Bayamon proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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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

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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

$9,314

family income
under $30k

$9,780

$30–48k

$10,808

$48–75k

$11,242

$75–110k

$9,655

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$8,4842023–24Skip 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 rose from $2,642 (2008) to $8,484 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$2,642
2009	$501
2010	$562
2011	$3,994
2012	$3,795
2013	$4,267
2014	$4,419
2015	$4,270
2016	$5,627
2017	$3,113
2018	$7,562
2019	$6,989
2020	$7,577
2021	$8,424
2022	$9,657
2023	$8,484

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$12,5012024–25Skip 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 rose from $4,965 (2009) to $12,501 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$4,965
2010	$5,033
2011	$5,101
2012	$8,539
2013	$8,509
2014	$9,112
2015	$9,267
2016	$9,253
2017	$10,819
2018	$7,569
2019	$9,516
2020	$9,732
2021	$10,356
2022	$11,195
2023	$12,527
2024	$12,501

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
2001	$800	$2,480
2002	$1,245	$2,400
2003	$1,245	$2,400
2004	$1,245	$2,400
2005	$1,585	$3,000
2006	$2,083	$3,723
2007	$2,083	$3,723
2008	$1,940	$4,077
2013	$2,212	$4,233
2014	$2,212	$4,323
2015	$2,014	$4,036
2016	$2,083	$4,105
2017	$2,083	$4,105
2018	$4,084	$6,039
2019	$4,142	$6,039
2020	$4,198	$4,198
2021	$4,970	$4,970
2022	$6,284	$6,284
2023	$6,284	$6,284

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Puerto Rico reports tuition of $6,284 for in-state students and $6,284 for out-of-state students. Check University of Puerto Rico’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,851 undergrads, University of Puerto Rico is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

37.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Puerto Rico 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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37.1%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 rose from 27.3% (entered 1996) to 37.1% (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	36.8%
1992 cohort	37.6%
1993 cohort	44%
1994 cohort	27.3%
1996 cohort	27.3%
1997 cohort	27.8%
1998 cohort	20.1%
1999 cohort	35.3%
2000 cohort	31.8%
2001 cohort	35.6%
2002 cohort	30.7%
2003 cohort	35.2%
2004 cohort	34.6%
2005 cohort	35.9%
2006 cohort	38.1%
2007 cohort	39.2%
2008 cohort	35.2%
2009 cohort	34.2%
2010 cohort	38%
2011 cohort	36.5%
2012 cohort	28.8%
2013 cohort	51.2%
2014 cohort	28.8%
2015 cohort	38.6%
2016 cohort	39.5%
2017 cohort	31.4%
2018 cohort	37.1%

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)	—	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$5,100	$4,200
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$5,300	$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)	$4,850	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$4,700	$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)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$5,500	$4,500

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

$22,382

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$29,745

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$34,409

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 admitted 914 of 2,587 applicants in Fall 2024. The 35.3% rate describes that application pool.

35.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $6,284 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,851 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Puerto Rico received 2,587 applications and admitted 914 (35.3%), with 712 enrolling.

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

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Acceptance rate

35.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

The share admitted at University of Puerto Rico declined from 62.8% to 35.3%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	62.8%
Fall 2002	62.8%
Fall 2003	77.5%
Fall 2004	18.1%
Fall 2005	18.4%
Fall 2006	18.1%
Fall 2007	21.6%
Fall 2008	25.4%
Fall 2009	24.1%
Fall 2010	21.9%
Fall 2011	24.7%
Fall 2012	29.7%
Fall 2013	25.5%
Fall 2014	25.9%
Fall 2015	24.3%
Fall 2016	22.7%
Fall 2017	60.8%
Fall 2018	69.9%
Fall 2019	78.1%
Fall 2020	91.1%
Fall 2021	78.9%
Fall 2022	93.2%
Fall 2023	92.5%
Fall 2024	35.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1120–1300Fall 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 2004	1120	1300
Fall 2005	1120	1300
Fall 2006	1120	1300
Fall 2007	1120	1300

IPEDS Fall 2004–2007, 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

2,851Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Puerto Rico fell from 5,500 (Fall 2002) to 2,851 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,500
Fall 2003	5,324
Fall 2004	4,852
Fall 2005	4,638
Fall 2006	4,565
Fall 2007	4,916
Fall 2008	4,989
Fall 2009	5,184
Fall 2010	4,992
Fall 2011	4,948
Fall 2012	5,062
Fall 2013	4,847
Fall 2014	4,823
Fall 2015	4,876
Fall 2016	4,832
Fall 2017	4,531
Fall 2018	4,190
Fall 2019	3,937
Fall 2020	3,592
Fall 2021	3,326
Fall 2022	3,022
Fall 2023	2,967
Fall 2024	2,851

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 University of Puerto Rico fell from 87% (Fall 2002) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	87%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	82%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	92%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	89%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	90%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Puerto Rico

86.9% of University of Puerto Rico's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Puerto Rico as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 2,851 undergraduates live off campus, and 77.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Puerto Rico reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 35.3%. Review University of Puerto Rico'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 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 Rico35.3%

Puerto Rico median57.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Puerto Rico$6,284

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's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Puerto Rico$34,409

Puerto Rico median$25,416

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	35.3%	57.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$6,284	$6,347	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$34,409	$25,416	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

University of Puerto Rico 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
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$46,550
Accounting and Related Services	$43,129
Finance and Financial Management Services	$38,555
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$37,097
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$36,887
Special Education and Teaching	$32,294
Marketing	$31,911
Biology, General	$29,279
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	$28,879
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$28,845

These 10 fields listed for University of Puerto Rico measure earnings after completion. The $34,409 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 2 additional University of Puerto Rico fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

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

University of Puerto Rico did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 35.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is University of Puerto Rico's acceptance rate?

35.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 914 admitted from 2,587 applicants.

How much does University of Puerto Rico cost?

In-state tuition is $6,284; out-of-state students pay $6,284. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Puerto Rico report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $34,409. 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-Arecibo — 59.2% admitted
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey — 53% admitted
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao — 54.8% 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.