Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 273 students of which 370 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. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is categorized as “17” 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 93.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,117, with published in-state tuition of $6,550 and a Pell grant recipient share of 68.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.0%. Graduates earn a median of $24,908 ten years after enrolling, compared with $20,637 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 288800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 18.4% 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.