University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
Carolina, Puerto Rico · Also known as UPRCA · Website
$30,626
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$30,626
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Puerto Rico-Carolina is a public 4-year college in Carolina, Puerto Rico with 2,404 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,945 a year (tuition and fees $7,986). It admits 55% of applicants and 37% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $30,626 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
$12,945
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$7,986
US median $11,837
Admission rate
55%
US median 78%
Completion rate
37%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$5,500
About $58 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$30,626
Rank 4,019 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
- $12,945
- Tuition and fees
- $7,986
- Cost of attendance
- $19,396
- Students with a need-based grant
- 76%
- Students with federal loans
- 3.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,287
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,001
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,267
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,900
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,229
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 $3,056 in 2015-16 to $7,986 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
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 932
- SAT reading, middle
- 482
- SAT math, middle
- 458
- Undergraduates
- 2,404
- Part-time students
- 16%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- 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 4,019 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,945 | $7,404 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,986 | $7,986 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 55% | 66% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 51% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $5,500 | $9,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $22,317 | $21,535 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $30,626 | $24,632 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,742 | $56,726 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | Withheld | Withheld | $26,214 | $50,523 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,928 | $55,378 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $57,805 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,283 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,773 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $21,492 | $68,257 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $22,039 | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $18,739 | $63,560 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $28,311 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Special Education and TeachingAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does University of Puerto Rico-Carolina cost?
$12,945 a year is the average net price at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,986, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,396. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,287 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina?
55% of applicants are admitted to University of Puerto Rico-Carolina. The average SAT score of admitted students is 932. The median admission rate of colleges in Puerto Rico is 66%.
How much do University of Puerto Rico-Carolina graduates earn?
$30,626 a year is the median pay of former University of Puerto Rico-Carolina students who work, 10 years after they started ($22,317 after 6 years). That ranks 4,019 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 124 in Puerto Rico.
How much student debt do University of Puerto Rico-Carolina graduates have?
$5,500 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Puerto Rico-Carolina graduates, about $58 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 3.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina?
37% of first-time, full-time students at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina finish within 6 years. 71% 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-Carolina?
Hospitality Administration/Management (66 bachelor's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (64 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (60 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.