Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Guayama, Puerto Rico (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,393 students of which 2,141 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. Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama is categorized as “22” 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. The reported admission rate is 36.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,316, with published in-state tuition of $5,780 and a Pell grant recipient share of 66.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.5%. Graduates earn a median of $25,827 ten years after enrolling, compared with $21,635 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.