University of
Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Public College in Mayaguez, PR. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $48,992.
Students who entered University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez land at a median of $48,992 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 49%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,250.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.17 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
At 57%, the acceptance rate makes University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez a school worth applying to with alternatives in hand. The applicant pool runs to 4,446, typical for a school of this reach. A 71% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
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
Apply at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez →Academics
Six-year completion sits at 49%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention of 87% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. 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. A 19:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. 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 9,564 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $18,035 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $17,939 at $0–30k, $18,466 at $110k+. 78% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,454 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 9% 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 · 1,824 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 | $17,939 |
| $30–48k | $17,931 |
| $48–75k | $17,929 |
| $75–110k | $17,457 |
| $110k+ | $18,466 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 824 of these 9,564 students, totalling $4,013,666 — an average of $4,871 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
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)