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University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

Ponce, PR · Public · Midsize city · UPR-Ponce · UPRP

Public institution in Ponce, PR · 2,276 undergraduates · 56% acceptance rate · $31,394 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
$7,455188th 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
$14,399133rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$5,50013th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,3941,851st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$22,4041,891st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
50.6%1,123rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.3%651st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
56.1%339th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,276872nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
81.1%44th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 1,028 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 13 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors$20,687$12,776
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$16,478$6,765
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciencesbachelors—$12,221
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusinessbachelors—$9,167
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors—$16,169
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors——
MarketingBusinessbachelors——
Psychology, OtherPsychologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

Other · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $275,200 (M $171,200 · W $104,000)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Puerto Rico at Ponce’s 2,276 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere