Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita, PR · Private · Rural (fringe) · Inter Ponce
Private institution in Mercedita, PR · 2,602 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $26,721 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Median graduate debt
- Top 2%Pell Grant share
- Top 3%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,245224th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,580182nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,58055th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,845154th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $6,37529th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $26,7211,905th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,2761,895th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.1%1,409th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.4%876th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.3%606th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,602782nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 81.9%38th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,029 mi (MIA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $29,374 | $23,649 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $26,933 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $24,679 | $20,596 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $22,793 | $23,166 |
| Security Science and TechnologyHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $21,850 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $20,140 | $12,115 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $18,771 | — |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $18,771 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $16,169 | $21,964 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $14,010 | $9,348 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $11,851 | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce’s 2,602 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PR
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, PR · 2,641 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, PR · 2,555 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, PR · 2,692 undergrads
- Columbia Central University-CaguasCaguas, PR · 2,494 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · 2,788 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, PR · 2,367 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA · 2,605 undergrads
- Regis UniversityDenver, CO · 2,599 undergrads
- Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL · 2,607 undergrads
- Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI · 2,607 undergrads
- SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, NY · 2,597 undergrads
- Point UniversityWest Point, GA · 2,617 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteponce.inter.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 242662)
- Compare colleges in PRRe-score with your weights
- Compare with Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce vs Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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