University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez operates as a public institution located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 9,539 students of which 10,273 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-Mayaguez is categorized as “19” 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 56.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,936, with published in-state tuition of $5,274 and a Pell grant recipient share of 64.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $8,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.0%. Graduates earn a median of $48,992 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,706 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 136800.0% 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.