University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
Carolina, PR · Public · Large suburb · UPRC · UPRCA
Public institution in Carolina, PR · 2,367 undergraduates · 53% acceptance rate · $30,626 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Median graduate debt
- Top 4%Pell Grant share
- Top 7%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%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
- $14,072599th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,986360th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,986143rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,072444th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $5,50013th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,6261,876th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,3171,907th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 40.2%1,518th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.8%929th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 52.7%304th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 9041,018th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,367843rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 74.2%92nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,047 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 11 of 11 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $22,999 | $18,771 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $21,781 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $20,824 | $17,717 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $20,413 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $17,481 | $16,394 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $13,702 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $13,702 | $10,925 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 6 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $193,599 (M $90,249 · W $103,350)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuprc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 243142)
- Compare colleges in PRRe-score with your weights
- Showdown: University of Puerto Rico-Carolina vs University of Puerto Rico at PonceHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
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