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University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mayaguez, PR 9,539 Undergrads 59.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$21,637
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,936
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,164
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,936
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$51,164
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$48,992
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate59.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age19.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients65.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS54.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
56.5%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years 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
+$463k
-$4k
-$21k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$399k
-$68k
-$86k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$385k
-$81k
-$99k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
Never
-133%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-127%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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-124%

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-77%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (4yr)
$38,688
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,931
Natl Median: $71,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,152
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$35,896
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$7,125
Earnings (4yr)
$37,629
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,422
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Biotechnology
BachCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,574
Natl Median: $67,097
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$38,351
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$30,542
Natl Median: $28,311
Lifetime Value Added
-$262k
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,254
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,178
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$9,426
Earnings (4yr)
$63,091
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Median Debt
$10,300
Earnings (4yr)
$96,870
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,791
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,631
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,122
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
$7,500
Earnings (4yr)
$35,933
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,197
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$16,981
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$383k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,839
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (4yr)
$33,109
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,096
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (4yr)
$43,372
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,386
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$7,625
Earnings (4yr)
$82,511
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Median Debt
$8,200
Earnings (4yr)
$40,501
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$8,500
Earnings (4yr)
$30,252
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$26,696
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$296k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$30,372
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$264k
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$39,609
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$7,889
Earnings (4yr)
$20,952
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$347k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (5yr)
$27,602
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$32,097
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$12,625
Earnings (4yr)
$83,272
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,345
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Soil Sciences
MastCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,016
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $154,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.