University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon operates as a public institution located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,851 students of which 3,027 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. University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 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 35.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,484, with published in-state tuition of $6,284 and a Pell grant recipient share of 86.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $5,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.8%. Graduates earn a median of $34,409 ten years after enrolling, compared with $22,382 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 24400.0% 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.