Colleges in Puerto Rico
Every college in Puerto Rico that reports to the federal government: 83 schools, 19 of them public. For each one, what a year actually costs after grant aid, the share of applicants admitted, the share of students who finish, and what graduates earn ten years after starting. All of it from public federal data, none of it ranked by us.
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Four-year colleges in Puerto Rico
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| San Juan | Private | $9,732 | 100% | 67% | $41,544 | ||
| Manati | Private | $5,818 | not reported | 42% | $20,231 | ||
| Guaynabo | Private | $6,425 | not reported | 39% | $25,272 | ||
| Humacao | Private (for-profit) | $15,336 | not reported | 38% | $21,033 | ||
| San Juan | Private (for-profit) | $15,543 | not reported | 86% | $21,033 | ||
| Bayamon | Private | $4,665 | not reported | 43% | $22,842 | ||
| Carolina | Private | $5,791 | not reported | 44% | $22,842 | ||
| Ponce | Private | $4,964 | not reported | 37% | $22,842 | ||
| Vega Baja | Private | $5,235 | not reported | 50% | $22,842 | ||
| San Juan | Private | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| San Juan | Public | Grant aid exceeds cost | 75% | 32% | $26,510 | ||
| Caguas | Private (for-profit) | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| Carolina | Private | $4,041 | not reported | 62% | $19,761 | ||
| Hato Rey | Private | $3,577 | not reported | 54% | $19,761 | ||
| Juana Diaz | Private | $5,554 | not reported | 73% | $19,761 | ||
| Manati | Private | $3,872 | not reported | 59% | $19,761 | ||
| San Juan | Private | $8,387 | 61% | 24% | $22,844 | ||
| San Sebastian | Private | $6,965 | 96% | 29% | $22,844 | ||
| Caguas | Private | not reported | 72% | not reported | $22,844 | ||
| Humacao | Private | $12,417 | 60% | not reported | $22,844 | ||
| Manati | Private | $7,882 | 68% | not reported | $22,844 | ||
| Villalba | Private | $12,978 | 76% | 25% | $22,844 | ||
| San Juan | Public | $5,669 | 100% | 45% | $21,790 | ||
| Caguas | Private (for-profit) | $4,401 | not reported | 46% | $22,927 | ||
| Humacao | Private | $2,508 | not reported | 38% | $20,064 | ||
| Aguadilla | Private | $8,742 | 42% | 43% | $24,776 | ||
| Arecibo | Private | $9,217 | 38% | 39% | $24,539 | ||
| Barranquitas | Private | $8,726 | 86% | 38% | $23,204 | ||
| Bayamon | Private | $9,284 | 40% | 35% | $29,936 | ||
| Fajardo | Private | $9,230 | 27% | 38% | $23,132 | ||
| Guayama | Private | $9,316 | 36% | 44% | $25,827 | ||
| San Juan | Private | $9,788 | 70% | 39% | $30,821 | ||
| Mercedita | Private | $9,026 | 34% | 41% | $26,721 | ||
| San German | Private | $9,148 | 42% | 43% | $25,416 | ||
| San Juan | Private | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| Bayamon | Private | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| Bayamon | Private (for-profit) | $8,920 | not reported | 54% | $24,785 | ||
| Ponce | Private (for-profit) | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| Santurce | Private (for-profit) | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| Ponce | Private (for-profit) | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| Arecibo | Private | $11,117 | 94% | 54% | $24,908 | ||
| Mayaguez | Private | $11,502 | 99% | 40% | $24,908 | ||
| Ponce | Private | $13,192 | 98% | 49% | $24,908 | ||
| Hato Rey | Private (for-profit) | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| San Juan | Public | $7,260 | 78% | 67% | $19,474 | ||
| Caguas | Private | $4,946 | 100% | 69% | not reported | ||
| San Juan | Private | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | ||
| Aguadilla | Private | $6,212 | not reported | 64% | $19,878 | ||
| Mayaguez | Private | $9,919 | 100% | 36% | $28,465 | ||
| Carolina | Private | $7,761 | not reported | 34% | $24,328 | ||
| San Juan | Private | $7,646 | not reported | 31% | $24,490 | ||
| Gurabo | Private | $7,051 | not reported | 31% | $26,223 | ||
| Bayamon | Private | $8,524 | 60% | 40% | $31,468 | ||
| Bayam脙鲁n | Private | $4,827 | 66% | 34% | $25,021 | ||
| Rio Piedras | Private | $6,440 | not reported | 15% | $21,410 | ||
| Hato Rey | Private | $17,540 | not reported | 28% | $47,540 | ||
| Trujillo Alto | Private | $9,045 | not reported | 39% | $23,536 | ||
| Santurce | Private | $12,924 | 58% | 52% | $31,754 | ||
| Cayey | Public | $10,176 | 53% | 50% | $30,958 | ||
| Ponce | Public | $10,990 | 52% | 46% | $31,394 | ||
| Aguadilla | Public | $7,765 | 81% | 46% | $27,997 | ||
| Arecibo | Public | $10,680 | 59% | 52% | $30,512 | ||
| Bayamon | Public | $8,484 | 35% | 37% | $34,409 | ||
| Carolina | Public | $12,945 | 55% | 37% | $30,626 | ||
| Humacao | Public | $12,675 | 55% | 47% | $29,521 | ||
| Mayaguez | Public | $17,936 | 57% | 49% | $48,992 | ||
| San Juan | Public | not reported | not reported | not reported | $45,953 | ||
| San Juan | Public | $9,175 | 55% | 50% | $35,723 | ||
| Utuado | Public | $13,648 | 64% | 23% | $23,906 |
Two-year colleges in Puerto Rico
Community and technical colleges, where the main award is a two-year associate degree. Read the graduation figure here differently: it counts only students who finish at the school they started, so a student who transfers to a four-year college counts as not graduating even though transferring on is usually the entire point.
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| Bayamon | Private (for-profit) | $7,859 | not reported | 47% | $17,172 | ||
| San Juan | Private (for-profit) | $3,912 | not reported | 59% | $21,766 | ||
| Bayamon | Private (for-profit) | $1,460 | not reported | 47% | $25,707 | ||
| Fajardo | Public | not reported | not reported | 43% | $26,293 | ||
| Bayamon | Public | $905 | 100% | 59% | $26,293 | ||
| Hato Rey | Private (for-profit) | $7,096 | not reported | 51% | $18,694 | ||
| Manati | Private (for-profit) | $6,605 | not reported | 61% | $18,694 | ||
| Arecibo | Private (for-profit) | $6,735 | not reported | 60% | $18,694 | ||
| Mayaguez | Private (for-profit) | $7,435 | not reported | 67% | $18,694 | ||
| Guayama | Public | $4,450 | 79% | 51% | $26,293 | ||
| Manati | Public | $2,846 | 93% | 34% | $26,293 | ||
| San Juan | Public | $1,121 | 63% | 73% | $26,293 | ||
| Caguas | Private (for-profit) | $10,697 | not reported | 72% | $24,967 | ||
| Bayamon | Private (for-profit) | $6,063 | not reported | 62% | $20,251 |
Data: IPEDS 2024; SAT from IPEDS admissions 2023; College Scorecard released 06/10/2026; financial composite score for fiscal year 2022-23; endowment from IPEDS finance 2022-23 divided by IPEDS 2023 enrollment. Refreshed 2026-08-08.
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