Caribbean University-Vega Baja
Private College in Vega Baja, PR. Six-year graduation rate 44%. Median 10-year earnings $22,842.
Students who entered Caribbean University-Vega Baja reach a median of $22,842 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 44% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 44% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 11:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 176 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $5,235 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,310 at $0–30k against $5,235 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 91% of students receive it, averaging $5,959. Only 24% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 46 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,310 |
| $30–48k | $5,235 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 42 of these 176 students, totalling $254,207 — an average of $6,053 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Vega Baja Municipio) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026