Inter American
University of Puerto Rico-Metro
Private College in San Juan, PR. Six-year graduation rate 38%. Median 10-year earnings $30,821.
Ten-year median earnings of $30,821 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 38% graduate within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,975 — modest by four-year standards.
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
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 70% puts Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 1,922 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. About 28% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 38% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. 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 2,692 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $10,457 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,272 at $0–30k against $13,972 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 78% of students at an average of $5,618. 18% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 349 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 | $9,272 |
| $30–48k | $9,966 |
| $48–75k | $12,229 |
| $75–110k | $13,972 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 483 of these 2,692 students, totalling $2,534,971 — an average of $5,248 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Juan Municipio) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)