Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico · Website
$47,540
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,540
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico with 3,594 undergraduates and 553 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,540 a year (tuition and fees $9,870). 28% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,540 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,564 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,540
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$9,870
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
28%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,564
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,540
Rank 1,705 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
- $17,540
- Tuition and fees
- $9,870
- Cost of attendance
- $23,368
- Students with a need-based grant
- 62%
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,406
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,013
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,884
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,687
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,588
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 $8,040 in 2015-16 to $9,870 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
- 3,594
- Graduate students
- 553
- Part-time students
- 51%
- Women
- 29%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 28%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 40
- Endowment
- $26.3M
- 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 1,705 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,540 | $7,404 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,870 | $7,986 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 66% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 28% | 51% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,564 | $9,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,753 | $21,535 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,540 | $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. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
40 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,451 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,135 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | Withheld | $38,213 | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $22,332 | Withheld | Withheld | $98,442 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,651 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,051 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | $20,080 | Withheld | $66,914 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,158 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| Manufacturing EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $122,873 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,323 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $81,171 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,736 |
| Geography and CartographyMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $133,654 |
| ArchitectureMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico cost?
$17,540 a year is the average net price at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,870, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,368. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,406 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico?
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico graduates earn?
$47,540 a year is the median pay of former Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,753 after 6 years). That ranks 1,705 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) at $38,213.
How much student debt do Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico graduates have?
$22,564 is the median federal student loan debt of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 34% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico?
28% of first-time, full-time students at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico finish within 6 years. 78% 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 Politecnica de Puerto Rico?
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (72 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (61 bachelor's graduates), Computer Engineering (60 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 40 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.