unitid 241410 · Ponce, PR · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
- enrollment 2023
- 6,275
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
98%
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,874
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
81%
undergrads on Pell grants
97th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
49%
finish within 150% time
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,508
9th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,192
after aid, aided students
16th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$24,908
after entry, Title IV students
3rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$15,500
11th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,384 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k74%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $10,991
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,650
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 175 | $32,165 | $18,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 103 | $36,244 | $19,000 |
| Law. | 82 | $41,051 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 52 | $28,596 | $19,040 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 45 | $39,353 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 44 | $25,518 | $12,250 |
| Social Work. | 35 | $18,352 | $17,500 |
| Criminology. | 32 | $23,614 | $12,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 29 | $26,591 | $15,750 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 26 | — | $20,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 23 | $33,131 | — |
| Architecture. | 20 | $56,264 | $31,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- Universidad Adventista de las Antillas →
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas →
- United Talmudical Seminary →
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez →
- Atlantic University →
- Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus →
- Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus →
- Talmudical Seminary of Bobov →
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.