Universidad Central de Bayamon

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Universidad Central de Bayamon

Universidad Central de Bayamon operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 539 students of which 703 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. Universidad Central de Bayamon is categorized as “20” 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 65.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $4,827, with published in-state tuition of $5,986 and a Pell grant recipient share of 78.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,393, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.0%. Graduates earn a median of $25,021 ten years after enrolling, compared with $19,745 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 30400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 21.3% 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.