University of Puerto Rico-Utuado

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

University of Puerto Rico-Utuado operates as a public institution located in Utuado, Puerto Rico (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 325 students of which 348 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-Utuado is categorized as “23” 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 64.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,648, with published in-state tuition of $5,354 and a Pell grant recipient share of 84.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $3,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 24.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 46.3%. Graduates earn a median of $23,906 ten years after enrolling, compared with $21,063 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 11100.0% 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.