CEM College-San Juan

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for CEM College-San Juan

CEM College-San Juan operates as a private for-profit institution located in San Juan, Puerto Rico (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 119 students of which 294 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. CEM College-San Juan is categorized as “26” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,543, with published in-state tuition of $12,900 and a Pell grant recipient share of 92.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $5,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 20.0%. Graduates earn a median of $21,033 ten years after enrolling, compared with $18,141 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 21900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 21.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.