Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is a private nonprofit college in Ponce, PR. Its average net price is $10,578 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$10,281
$30,001 to $48,000$10,338
$48,001 to $75,000$10,194
$75,001 to $110,000$14,265
$110,001 and up$16,195
$6,770Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$6,770Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,578Average Net Price
$6,894Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$3,714Books and Supplies
$6,649Other Expenses
82.7%Students on Pell Grants
32.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

98.1%Acceptance Rate
595 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
600 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$23,033
8 years after entry$26,782
10 years after entry$30,445
43.0%Graduation Rate
83.1%Retention Rate
$12,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Ponce, PRLocation
Midsize citySetting
3,874Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921$19,250 Small program - rough guide n=32
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$47,668 National median for this major n=667Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Biology$13,482 Small program - rough guide n=84$13,500 n=187
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$46,606 National median for this major n=346Not published
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Culinary Arts and Related Services$41,017 National median for this major n=616Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$28,654 Small program - rough guide n=62$21,336 Small program - rough guide n=88
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$11,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$17,563 Small program - rough guide n=93$15,500 n=106
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$20,142 Small program - rough guide n=32$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$48,389 National median for this major n=3,062Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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