University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mayaguez, PR · Public · Small city · CAAM · Colegio · Colegio de Mayaguez · RUM · Recinto de Mayaguez · UPR-Mayaguez · UPRM

Public institution in Mayaguez, PR · 9,564 undergraduates · 52% acceptance rate · $48,992 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 2%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Top 3%Median graduate debt
Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
Top 8%Pell Grant share

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: $12,684492nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $5,274168th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $5,27437th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $19,190322nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $8,25056th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $48,9921,129th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,7061,664th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 47.0%1,276th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 84.2%472nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 52.2%298th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —

Campus

Undergraduates: 9,564268th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 64.6%172nd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 991 mi (MIA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Cheapest Out-of-State Tuition at Public Universities#19

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 52 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$71,015	$71,734
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$65,131	$63,302
Computer Science	bachelors	$63,005	$68,320
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$62,579	$62,579
Industrial EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$50,606	$43,575
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$49,019	$46,673
Engineering-Related TechnologiesEngineering Technology	bachelors	$47,260	$33,987
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$46,478	$54,463
Agricultural MechanizationAgriculture	bachelors	$31,839	$21,781
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$31,305	$36,941
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$29,685	—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$28,236	$18,185

Campus facts

Founded in 1911source
School colors: Green and Whitesource
Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs (outside the LAI) / Tarzans/Tarzanes (men's teams) / Janes/Juanas (women's teams)"source
Mascot: Tarzánsource
Motto: "¡Antes, Ahora y Siempre...Colegio!"source
Campus size: about 315 acressource
Formerly known as "College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Mayagüez"source
Athletic conference: LAIsource
A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
A Sea Grant]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space Grant]], [[Association of Public and Land-grant Universities institutionsource

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $856,412 (M $445,212 · W $411,200)

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