Pontifical Catholic
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Private College in Mayaguez, PR. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $24,908.
Ten-year median earnings of $24,908 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 39% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $15,500, a light load against those earnings.
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
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.62 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 99% of applicants are accepted. Only 604 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. A 15% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
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 39% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 78% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 597 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,569 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $11,000 at $0–30k against $15,675 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 91% of students get grant aid averaging $8,338, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Federal borrowing reaches 25% of students.
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 · 99 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 | $11,000 |
| $30–48k | $11,890 |
| $48–75k | $13,432 |
| $75–110k | $15,675 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 147 of these 597 students, totalling $847,797 — an average of $5,767 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Mayagüez Municipio) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026