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Bayamon, PR 28,918 Undergrads 43.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$19,031
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,921
After Aid
Median Earnings
$25,934
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$11,921
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$25,934Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$30,056Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate43.4%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age27.4
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients85.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time79.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS37.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 1 Year to Graduation
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$308k
-$96k
-$178k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$297k
-$107k
-$189k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$291k
-$113k
-$196k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-1709%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-1108%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-1930%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-416%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Certificates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$31,621
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$18,567
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education
CertCIP: 3201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$22,324
Natl Median: $38,011
Lifetime Value Added
-$224k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$22,663
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$18,486
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
-$268k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CertCIP: 1204
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$16,754
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$9,627
Earnings (4yr)
$20,364
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$19,418
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
Design and Applied Arts
CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$8,750
Earnings (4yr)
$18,438
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
-$268k
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CertCIP: 4603
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$26,930
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$28,922
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1505
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$25,788
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Finance and Financial Management Services
CertCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$20,261
Natl Median: $53,418
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
CertCIP: 1203
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies
CertCIP: 5126
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$16,895
Natl Median: $27,180
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$24,908
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$45,209
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Hospitality Administration/Management
CertCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$12,940
Earnings (4yr)
$20,179
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
CertCIP: 4605
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$21,656
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$18,107
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$272k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$11,110
Earnings (4yr)
$46,405
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
CertCIP: 5135
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$20,709
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
-$242k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teaching Assistants/Aides
CertCIP: 1315
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$18,107
Natl Median: $24,479
Lifetime Value Added
-$272k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$16,655
Earnings (4yr)
$25,591
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$222k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$12,125
Earnings (4yr)
$26,024
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Median Debt
$14,375
Earnings (4yr)
$17,559
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,563
Earnings (4yr)
$36,290
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$38,403
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,537
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$18,971
Earnings (4yr)
$29,799
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$11,250
Earnings (4yr)
$23,953
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$10,739
Earnings (4yr)
$17,812
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$303k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$16,375
Earnings (4yr)
$29,800
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
AssocCIP: 5207
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$26,292
Natl Median: $40,095
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$18,568
Earnings (4yr)
$24,961
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$30,846
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$28,375
Earnings (4yr)
$29,139
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$35,498
Earnings (4yr)
$38,600
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
BachCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $28,311
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,122
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Computer Programming
BachCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
BachCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$34,804
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Median Debt
$36,950
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$32,312
Earnings (4yr)
$27,830
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$42,755
Earnings (4yr)
$41,806
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,714
Earnings (4yr)
$35,449
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$35,967
Earnings (4yr)
$40,934
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$319k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
MastCIP: 1306
Median Debt
$35,881
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
$20,152
Earnings (4yr)
$40,451
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
-$324k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$33,688
Earnings (4yr)
$33,696
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$392k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$36,192
Earnings (4yr)
$30,548
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$423k
Median Debt
$28,637
Earnings (4yr)
$40,650
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$322k
Median Debt
$34,745
Earnings (4yr)
$36,327
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$365k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.