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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$6,340228th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$6,34092nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$17,106234th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$15,500348th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$24,9081,918th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$20,6371,919th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.9%1,231st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.9%718th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.3%1,237th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1285222nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3,827603rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
81.4%42nd highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Architecturebachelors$38,289$28,598
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$21,135$13,702
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$21,052—
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$20,824$20,140
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$20,140—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$20,140$14,318
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$19,835$24,904
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$19,749$21,508
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$19,227$12,961
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$16,786$12,313
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$15,922$14,935
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce’s 3,827 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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