Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

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

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Ponce, Puerto Rico (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,874 students of which 4,314 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-Ponce 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 98.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,300. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,192, with published in-state tuition of $6,650 and a Pell grant recipient share of 80.7%. 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 48.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.1%. 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.