Caribbean University-Ponce

Ponce, PR · Private nonprofit · www.caribbean.edu/ ↗

Caribbean University-Ponce is a private nonprofit college in Ponce, Puerto Rico, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 414 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering; Industrial Engineering; and Civil Engineering.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: All U.S. private nonprofit colleges

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Civil Engineering

Caribbean University-Ponce at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
414
Similar schools: 1,107
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$11,630
Similar schools: $22,971
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
35.1%
Similar schools: 57.7%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$27,834
Similar schools: $59,098
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$10,500
Similar schools: $23,250
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
76.0%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about Caribbean University-Ponce

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $11,630 a year, lower than the $22,971 median for similar schools. 76.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 35.1% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 57.7% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $27,834, lower than the $59,098 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $10,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $23,250).