University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Cayey, PR · Public · Large suburb · UPR-Cayey · UPRC
Public institution in Cayey, PR · 2,201 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $30,958 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Median graduate debt
- Top 2%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 4%Pell Grant share
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $9,148279th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,354172nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,35441st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,746187th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $5,0009th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,9581,857th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,8191,900th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.6%1,207th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.8%727th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.8%1,428th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 978974th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,201891st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 75.7%79th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,048 mi (MIA)
On 2 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 19 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $19,227 | $16,169 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $17,242 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | $26,896 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $219,200 (M $112,000 · W $107,200)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Table 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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Puerto Rico at Cayey’s 2,201 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PR
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · 2,275 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, PR · 2,276 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, PR · 2,367 undergrads
- Columbia Central University-CaguasCaguas, PR · 2,494 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR · 1,847 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, PR · 2,555 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, OR · 2,201 undergrads
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · 2,198 undergrads
- Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC · 2,209 undergrads
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · 2,209 undergrads
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · 2,193 undergrads
- Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA · 2,213 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecayey.upr.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 243151)
- Compare colleges in PRRe-score with your weights
- Compare with Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Puerto Rico at Cayey vs Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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