Outlying AreasUrbanPrivate4-yearBiological

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Ponce, PR3,963 students
Acceptance Rate
98%
less selective
Median SAT
1,285
Middle 50%: 1195–1360
Net Price After Aid
$10.3k
Sticker $4.9k
Graduation Rate
48%
6-year, full-time

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a private institution in Ponce, PR with an acceptance rate of 98% and 3,963 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1195–1360 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 2.98. The average net price after financial aid is $10,275 per year.

About Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

A private 4-year urban university in Ponce, PR.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico campus
Campus · Ponce

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a college in Ponce, PR. It enrolls roughly 3,963 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 98%. Admitted students typically score between 1195 and 1360 on the SAT.

Outlying AreasUrbanPrivate4-yearBiological
Acceptance Rate
98%
Less Selective
Total Enrollment
3,963
Medium
Retention
79%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
48%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
98%
98 of every 100 applicants admitted
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Admitted Student GPA
2.98
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1195 to 1360
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 2.98 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1231,336
1,285
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
—
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
2.98
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $4,920
Average net price after aid
$10,275
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$9,321
$30,001 – $48,000
$10,319
$48,001 – $75,000
$13,608
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$17,061

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
81%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
30%
Avg loan $11,337 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
21:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Biological
22% of degrees awarded
Retention
79%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White2%
  • Asian44%
  • Hispanic44%
  • Black1%
  • International8%

Gender

  • Female64%
  • Male36%
International
19%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
3,963

Outcomes after graduation

What Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$24.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
48%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$24.9k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$11.3k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$10.3k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$25k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 48% graduation rate is below the national average.

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