Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita, Puerto Rico · Also known as Inter Ponce · Website
$26,721
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$26,721
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Mercedita, Puerto Rico with 2,404 undergraduates and 489 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,026 a year (tuition and fees $5,780). It admits 34% of applicants and 41% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $26,721 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,375 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,026
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$5,780
US median $11,837
Admission rate
34%
US median 78%
Completion rate
41%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$6,375
About $68 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$26,721
Rank 4,366 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,026
- Tuition and fees
- $5,780
- Cost of attendance
- $16,065
- Students with a need-based grant
- 80%
- Students with federal loans
- 17%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,685
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,595
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,557
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,540
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 $4,962 in 2015-16 to $5,780 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
- 34%
- Undergraduates
- 2,404
- Graduate students
- 489
- Part-time students
- 18%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 60
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
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 4,366 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,026 | $7,404 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,780 | $7,986 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 34% | 66% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,375 | $9,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $22,276 | $21,535 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $26,721 | $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. 34% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
60 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 48 | $3,500 | Withheld | $18,319 | $30,572 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $11,265 | Withheld | $41,320 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $5,000 | $20,129 | $26,475 | $55,378 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $5,500 | $14,877 | $24,524 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $7,825 | $18,017 | $29,460 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | $5,750 | $9,318 | $12,551 | $42,269 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $7,100 | Withheld | $33,156 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | $4,200 | $21,380 | $27,797 | $48,733 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $9,250 | $25,245 | $29,212 | $107,009 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $5,550 | $23,578 | $31,181 | $57,805 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $7,500 | Withheld | $49,709 | $68,069 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,558 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $9,347 | Withheld | $58,928 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $10,578 | $18,319 | $33,888 | $76,194 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,726 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Education, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $22,300 | $48,724 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $8,525 | $18,295 | $27,924 | $70,786 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,587 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce cost?
$9,026 a year is the average net price at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,780, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,065. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,685 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce?
34% of applicants are admitted to Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. The median admission rate of colleges in Puerto Rico is 66%.
How much do Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce graduates earn?
$26,721 a year is the median pay of former Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce students who work, 10 years after they started ($22,276 after 6 years). That ranks 4,366 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $25,245.
How much student debt do Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce graduates have?
$6,375 is the median federal student loan debt of Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce graduates, about $68 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 17% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce?
41% of first-time, full-time students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce finish within 6 years. 69% 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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce?
Culinary Arts and Related Services (48 certificate graduates), Psychology, General (47 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (45 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 60 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.