University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is a public college in San Juan, PR. Its average net price is $11,860 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$11,647
$30,001 to $48,000$11,681
$48,001 to $75,000$12,510
$75,001 to $110,000$15,655
$110,001 and up$16,691
$5,354Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$5,354Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$11,860Average Net Price
$11,775Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$4,198Books and Supplies
72.9%Students on Pell Grants
1.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

54.6%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$23,137
8 years after entry$33,831
10 years after entry$38,928
49.7%Graduation Rate
77.2%Retention Rate
$5,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

San Juan, PRLocation
Large citySetting
8,572Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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$23,731 Small program - rough guide n=46$8,849 Small program - rough guide n=35
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$15,633 Small program - rough guide n=46$5,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$33,804 National median for this major n=594Not 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
Environmental Design$47,323 National median for this major n=458Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$16,524 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$15,383 Small program - rough guide n=49$5,500 Small program - rough guide n=38
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$18,525 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$15,473 Small program - rough guide n=31Not 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
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
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
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$13,932 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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