Caribbean University-Vega Baja
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico · Website
$22,842
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$22,842
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Caribbean University-Vega Baja is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico with 152 undergraduates and 21 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $5,235 a year (tuition and fees $8,844). 50% 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
$5,235
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$8,844
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
50%
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
- $5,235
- Tuition and fees
- $8,844
- Cost of attendance
- $9,936
- Students with a need-based grant
- 76%
- Students with federal loans
- 22%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,235
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
- 152
- Graduate students
- 21
- Part-time students
- 26%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 21
- Endowment
- $19K
- 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 | $5,235 | $7,404 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,844 | $7,986 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 66% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 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
21 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 3 | $20,000 | $25,328 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $7,500 | Withheld | $26,324 | $51,790 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | $8,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
| MarketingCertificate | Certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 1 | $19,291 | $27,905 | $38,092 | $63,399 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $12,600 | $15,127 | $24,784 | $55,378 |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $15,250 | $10,084 | $30,043 | $39,305 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,070 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 0 | $20,416 | $24,257 | $47,491 | $71,685 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,644 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | $26,619 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $28,311 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 0 | $24,356 | $28,528 | $27,131 | $83,558 |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does Caribbean University-Vega Baja cost?
$5,235 a year is the average net price at Caribbean University-Vega Baja after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,844, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $9,936.
What is the acceptance rate at Caribbean University-Vega Baja?
Caribbean University-Vega Baja has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Caribbean University-Vega Baja graduates earn?
$22,842 a year is the median pay of former Caribbean University-Vega Baja 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 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's) at $28,528.
How much student debt do Caribbean University-Vega Baja graduates have?
$10,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Caribbean University-Vega Baja graduates, about $111 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 22% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Caribbean University-Vega Baja?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Caribbean University-Vega Baja finish within 6 years. 65% 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-Vega Baja?
Special Education and Teaching (3 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (3 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (2 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 21 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.