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Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus

San Juan, PR 4,579 Undergrads 37.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$14,154
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$7,559
After Aid
Median Earnings
$24,490
10yr Post-Entry

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$7,559
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$24,490
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate37.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients76.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time70.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS33.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

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
+$225k
-$172k
-$260k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$198k
-$199k
-$287k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$174k
-$223k
-$311k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
Never
-1054%
Full Cost$14k/yr
Never
-610%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • 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-914%

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-229%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$5,001
Earnings (5yr)
$24,946
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$8,400
Earnings (2yr)
$13,702
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$6,354
Earnings (5yr)
$19,601
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Teaching Assistants/Aides
CertCIP: 1315
Median Debt
$5,875
Earnings (5yr)
$12,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$334k

Associate's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (5yr)
$15,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$317k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$8,839
Earnings (5yr)
$23,822
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$19,602
Lifetime Value Added
-$280k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$14,821
Earnings (5yr)
$22,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,326
Earnings (5yr)
$34,838
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$11,400
Earnings (5yr)
$24,346
Lifetime Value Added
-$284k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,905
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$32,141
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$20,092
Lifetime Value Added
-$321k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$21,737
Earnings (5yr)
$31,815
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
$17,560
Earnings (5yr)
$22,662
Lifetime Value Added
-$299k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$16,677
Earnings (5yr)
$34,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,923
Earnings (2yr)
$20,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$16,648
Earnings (5yr)
$21,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$308k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,669
Earnings (5yr)
$35,624
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$24,391
Lifetime Value Added
-$284k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$14,826
Earnings (5yr)
$22,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$299k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$24,017
Lifetime Value Added
-$287k

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$36,390
Earnings (5yr)
$43,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$34,902
Earnings (5yr)
$39,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$57,088
Earnings (5yr)
$37,759
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$33,368
Earnings (5yr)
$22,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$284k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$29,653
Earnings (5yr)
$30,443
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (5yr)
$44,543
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$37,250
Earnings (5yr)
$35,159
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Management Information Systems and Services
MastCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$27,610
Earnings (5yr)
$42,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$17,183
Earnings (2yr)
$43,426
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$38,404
Earnings (5yr)
$24,274
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k

Doctoral Degrees

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
DocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$40,574
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.