University of
Puerto Rico at Cayey
Public College in Cayey, PR. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $30,958.
Ten-year median earnings of $30,958 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 50%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $5,000 — 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 0.16 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey admits 53% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. With 1,168 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. A 77% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.
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 | 421–531 | 472 (99%) |
| SAT Math | 422–542 | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 50%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 76% — 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. At 24:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. This is a public four-year university, 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 2,201 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $10,176 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $9,495 at $0–30k, $13,433 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 86% of students receive it, averaging $5,632.
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 · 565 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 | $9,495 |
| $30–48k | $9,682 |
| $48–75k | $11,897 |
| $75–110k | $12,913 |
| $110k+ | $13,433 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 8 of these 2,201 students, totalling $34,000 — an average of $4,250 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cayey 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)