Universidad Central de Bayamon
Bayamón, Puerto Rico · Also known as UCB · Website
$25,021
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$25,021
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Universidad Central de Bayamon is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bayamón, Puerto Rico with 539 undergraduates and 135 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $4,827 a year (tuition and fees $5,986). It admits 66% of applicants and 34% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $25,021 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,393 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,827
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$5,986
US median $11,837
Admission rate
66%
US median 78%
Completion rate
34%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,393
About $100 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$25,021
Rank 4,503 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
- $4,827
- Tuition and fees
- $5,986
- Cost of attendance
- $12,976
- Students with a need-based grant
- 78%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,827
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,662
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,323
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,729
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 $6,220 in 2015-16 to $5,986 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
- 66%
- Undergraduates
- 539
- Graduate students
- 135
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 58
- Endowment
- $1.54M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
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 4,503 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,827 | $7,404 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,986 | $7,986 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 66% | 66% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,393 | $9,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $19,745 | $21,535 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $25,021 | $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. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 29% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $11,125 | $12,591 | $29,505 | $88,910 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 14 | $23,374 | $16,061 | $30,704 | $59,571 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Special Education and TeachingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,147 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $18,428 | $50,706 |
| Natural SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,935 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,290 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,961 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,112 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,416 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,918 | $76,194 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,655 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,278 |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does Universidad Central de Bayamon cost?
$4,827 a year is the average net price at Universidad Central de Bayamon after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,986, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,976. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,827 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Universidad Central de Bayamon?
66% of applicants are admitted to Universidad Central de Bayamon. The median admission rate of colleges in Puerto Rico is 66%.
How much do Universidad Central de Bayamon graduates earn?
$25,021 a year is the median pay of former Universidad Central de Bayamon students who work, 10 years after they started ($19,745 after 6 years). That ranks 4,503 of 5,094 US colleges and 35 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's) at $16,061.
How much student debt do Universidad Central de Bayamon graduates have?
$9,393 is the median federal student loan debt of Universidad Central de Bayamon graduates, about $100 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 16% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Universidad Central de Bayamon?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Universidad Central de Bayamon finish within 6 years. 80% 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 Universidad Central de Bayamon?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (30 bachelor's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (14 master's graduates), Social Work (12 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 58 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.