unitid 242662 · Mercedita, PR · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (fringe)
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
- enrollment 2023
- 3,647
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
34%
10th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,404
80th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
80%
undergrads on Pell grants
97th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
41%
finish within 150% time
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,065
4th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$9,026
after aid, aided students
6th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$26,721
after entry, Title IV students
4th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$6,375
1st 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 $8,685 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
- 0-30k76%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k6%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $11,802
- First-generation students
- 34%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,780
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.2× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 48 | — | $3,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 47 | $21,493 | $13,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 45 | $30,753 | $8,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 38 | $35,504 | $5,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 34 | $27,317 | $8,660 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 32 | $17,108 | $6,125 |
| Biology, General. | 30 | $23,949 | $8,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 28 | $20,626 | $4,500 |
| Computer Science. | 26 | $32,348 | $9,833 |
| Security Science and Technology. | 26 | $23,659 | $6,325 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 19 | $33,051 | $8,375 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 17 | — | — |
— 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
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo →
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German →
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla →
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon →
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama →
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo →
- Paul Quinn College →
- Universidad del Sagrado Corazon →
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.