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Statement · Arecibo, PR

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,939 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $18,678.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $24,908 ten years after entering, the 3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 54% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
736

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $18,678 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,883 and $15,333 a year depending on income at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo.

Statement of cost · Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$18,678
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,939
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$11,117
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$6,550

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,939; $30–48k: $10,883; $48–75k: $15,333; $75–110k: not reported; over $110k: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,939
$30k–$48k$10,883
$48k–$75k$15,333
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $24,908; the median graduate who borrowed owes $15,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$20,637
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$23,976
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$24,908
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
11th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$15,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,337

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $20,637; 8 yrs after entry: $23,976; 10 yrs after entry: $24,908. Median graduate debt: $15,500. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $15,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$20,637
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$23,976
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$24,908
Median graduate debt$15,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree26$33,131not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree24$39,353not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree22$32,165$18,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree9$25,518$12,250
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree8not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree7$28,596$19,040
CriminologyBachelor's Degree5$23,614$12,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree2not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree2$22,319not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree2$22,708$14,357
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree2not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree2$26,956$18,750
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree2not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree1$25,602not reported
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree1not reportednot reported
BiotechnologyBachelor's Degree1not reported$13,779
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree1not reportednot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree1$29,663not reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree0not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree0not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo: 273 undergraduates; 69% of students receive Pell grants; 94% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

94%

87th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

273

23rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

69%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

92nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

54%

finish within 150% of normal time

44th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

31%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$10,991

4th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k74%
  • $30k–$48knot reported
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k74%
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.