University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico · Also known as UPR-Ponce · Website
$31,394
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$31,394
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce is a public 4-year college in Ponce, Puerto Rico with 2,278 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $10,990 a year (tuition and fees $5,354). It admits 52% of applicants and 46% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $31,394 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $5,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,990
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$5,354
US median $11,837
Admission rate
52%
US median 78%
Completion rate
46%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$5,500
About $58 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$31,394
Rank 3,903 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
- $10,990
- Tuition and fees
- $5,354
- Cost of attendance
- $17,193
- Students with a need-based grant
- 83%
- Students with federal loans
- 7.8%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,114
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,534
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,017
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,600
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,404
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 $2,014 in 2015-16 to $5,354 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
- 52%
- Undergraduates
- 2,278
- Part-time students
- 3.9%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 19
- 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 3,903 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,990 | $7,404 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,354 | $7,986 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 52% | 66% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 51% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $5,500 | $9,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $22,404 | $21,535 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $31,394 | $24,632 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 51% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 37% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $5,500 | $7,145 | $33,568 | $65,681 |
| Psychology, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $5,500 | Withheld | $23,999 | $50,748 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | $22,339 | $70,786 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,275 | $76,194 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $5,000 | $12,349 | $31,751 | $50,523 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $33,896 | $57,214 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $35,882 | $92,374 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $31,600 | $69,303 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $17,998 | $42,269 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $22,930 | $28,311 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $26,878 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $26,080 | $47,382 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,519 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,593 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $74,842 |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does University of Puerto Rico at Ponce cost?
$10,990 a year is the average net price at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,354, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,193. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,114 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce?
52% of applicants are admitted to University of Puerto Rico at Ponce. The median admission rate of colleges in Puerto Rico is 66%.
How much do University of Puerto Rico at Ponce graduates earn?
$31,394 a year is the median pay of former University of Puerto Rico at Ponce students who work, 10 years after they started ($22,404 after 6 years). That ranks 3,903 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor's) at $12,349.
How much student debt do University of Puerto Rico at Ponce graduates have?
$5,500 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Puerto Rico at Ponce graduates, about $58 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 7.8% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce?
46% of first-time, full-time students at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce finish within 6 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce?
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (47 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, Other (44 bachelor's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (29 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 19 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.