Universidad Central
Del Caribe
Private College in Bayamon, PR. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $31,468.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $31,468, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Completion is the weak point: 33% graduate within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $7,363 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.23 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 60% puts Universidad Central Del Caribe on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 10 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 100% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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 33% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 90 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,524 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($6,180 versus $13,642), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $4,314. 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 · 7 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 | $6,180 |
| $30–48k | $7,597 |
| $48–75k | $6,247 |
| $75–110k | $13,642 |
| $110k+ | $13,642 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 16 of these 90 students, totalling $82,925 — an average of $5,183 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Bayamón 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)