University of
Puerto Rico
Public College in Bayamon, PR. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $34,409.
Students who entered University of Puerto Rico reach a median of $34,409 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 32% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $5,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.16 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 32% — below national average
Admissions
University of Puerto Rico admits 35% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly two in three applicants are turned away. The applicant pool runs to 2,587, typical for a school of this reach. Yield is high — 78% 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 32% 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. The student-faculty ratio is 21:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a public four-year university, 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 2,967 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $6,819 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $7,035 at $0–30k against $11,101 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 87% receive grants worth $6,447 on average. Only 4% 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 · 780 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 | $7,035 |
| $30–48k | $9,432 |
| $48–75k | $11,088 |
| $75–110k | $11,091 |
| $110k+ | $11,101 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 119 of these 2,967 students, totalling $504,184 — an average of $4,237 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)