University of Puerto Rico-Carolina

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

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina operates as a public institution located in Carolina, Puerto Rico (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,404 students of which 3,116 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-Carolina 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 54.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 932. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,945, with published in-state tuition of $7,986 and a Pell grant recipient share of 76.0%. 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 38.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.5%. Graduates earn a median of $30,626 ten years after enrolling, compared with $22,317 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 27100.0% 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.