Universidad Central Del Caribe

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Universidad Central Del Caribe

Universidad Central Del Caribe operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 90 students of which 97 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 Del Caribe is categorized as “25” 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 60.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,524, with published in-state tuition of $7,707 and a Pell grant recipient share of 72.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $7,363, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.4%. Graduates earn a median of $31,468 ten years after enrolling, compared with $24,669 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 5600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 46.8% 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.