Caribbean University-Bayamon
Bayamon, Puerto Rico · Website
$22,842
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$22,842
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Caribbean University-Bayamon is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bayamon, Puerto Rico with 639 undergraduates and 260 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $4,665 a year (tuition and fees $8,844). 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $22,842 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,665
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$8,844
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,500
About $111 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$22,842
Rank 4,741 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $4,665
- Tuition and fees
- $8,844
- Cost of attendance
- $9,835
- Students with a need-based grant
- 77%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,665
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,080 in 2015-16 to $8,844 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 639
- Graduate students
- 260
- Part-time students
- 25%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $266K
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,741 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,665 | $7,404 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,844 | $7,986 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 66% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,500 | $9,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $18,349 | $21,535 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $22,842 | $24,632 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 32% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 29% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 13 | $18,656 | $40,075 | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $12,600 | $15,127 | $24,784 | $55,378 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyDoctoral | Doctoral | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $15,250 | $10,084 | $30,043 | $39,305 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate | Certificate | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $7,500 | Withheld | $26,324 | $51,790 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 5 | $19,291 | $27,905 | $38,092 | $63,399 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,439 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,348 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,911 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | $26,619 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 4 | $24,356 | $28,528 | $27,131 | $83,558 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 3 | $20,000 | $25,328 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | $8,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,070 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does Caribbean University-Bayamon cost?
$4,665 a year is the average net price at Caribbean University-Bayamon after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,844, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $9,835.
What is the acceptance rate at Caribbean University-Bayamon?
Caribbean University-Bayamon has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Caribbean University-Bayamon graduates earn?
$22,842 a year is the median pay of former Caribbean University-Bayamon students who work, 10 years after they started ($18,349 after 6 years). That ranks 4,741 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $40,075.
How much student debt do Caribbean University-Bayamon graduates have?
$10,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Caribbean University-Bayamon graduates, about $111 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Caribbean University-Bayamon?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Caribbean University-Bayamon finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Caribbean University-Bayamon?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (54 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (13 master's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (11 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.