Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce, PR · Private · Midsize city · PUCPR
Private institution in Ponce, PR · 3,827 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $24,908 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Pell Grant share
- Top 5%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 11%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%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
- $10,082326th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,340229th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $6,34093rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,106234th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,500349th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,9081,932nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $20,6371,933rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.9%1,243rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.9%724th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.3%1,249th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1285222nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,827603rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,989th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 81.4%42nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,028 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 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | bachelors | $38,289 | $28,598 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $21,135 | $13,702 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $21,052 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $20,824 | $20,140 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $20,140 | $14,318 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $19,835 | $24,904 |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $19,749 | $21,508 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $19,227 | $12,961 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $16,786 | $12,313 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $15,922 | $14,935 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $15,922 | $15,090 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $634,564 (M $316,831 · W $275,503 · Coed $42,230)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Weight Lifting
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitepucpr.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 241410)
- Compare colleges in PRRe-score with your weights
- Showdown: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce vs Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.