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Boricua College

New York, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·boricuacollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
81%
+36.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
516
peer median 729
Avg net price
$14,187
-$5.7k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Boricua College is a private, not-for-profit liberal arts institution located in New York City. Founded by Puerto Ricans, it serves over 1,200 full-time students across three campuses and offers degrees from Associate to Master's level, with a notable focus on serving Puerto Rican and Latino-Hispanic students underrepresented in higher education.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
81%+36.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
33%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
81%
Non-Pell
75%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 9 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
9
Passing
4
44.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

9programs
  • Passing4 · 44.4%
  • No Data5 · 55.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
5

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+24.3%
$42,710 vs $34,350
Community Organization and Advocacy
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+44.9%
$49,778 vs $34,350
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+62.9%
$55,959 vs $34,350
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+92.1%
$89,128 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
15%
$8,150 debt · $55,959 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
15%
$13,000 debt · $89,128 earn
Community Organization and Advocacy
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
10%
$5,082 debt · $49,778 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1980Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Feb 2022Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,279
$30–48k$12,408
$48–75k$17,429
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$14,187
-$5,660vs Baccalaureate median $19,847
Federal loans
15.9%
In-state tuition
$12,525
Out-of-state
$12,525

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 412 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
412
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,433,018 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
238 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$249K
63 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$111K
29 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.1M
146 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 192 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (4.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
192
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.5%
2017
9.7%
2018
8.8%
2019
4.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Boricua College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

154 total completions
01Liberal Arts
5535.7%
02Education
4327.9%
03Public Admin
4126.6%
04Business
159.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
516
12-mo unduplicated
717
Undergraduate
565
Graduate
152

Gender split

Men
19%134
Women
81%583

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
79.0%
Black
20.2%
White
0.8%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 461 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    23

    Boricua College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Boricua College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBoricua College
    		81%—516$14,187Baccalaureate
    Bethany College
    		36%56.0%615$29,203Baccalaureate
    Bluffton University
    		53%67.2%646$17,430Baccalaureate
    Brescia University
    		53%35.2%690$14,626Baccalaureate
    Brevard College
    		49%42.2%875$21,376Baccalaureate
    Brewton-Parker College
    		17%96.5%1,338$21,983Baccalaureate
    Davis & Elkins College
    		39%94.3%661$19,428Baccalaureate
    Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
    		21%—659$13,375Baccalaureate
    Elmira College
    		65%77.0%786$23,735Baccalaureate
    Goshen College
    		65%84.1%847$15,725Baccalaureate
    Howard Payne University
    		28%67.4%809$25,255Baccalaureate
    Huston-Tillotson University
    		34%39.1%1,059$19,847Baccalaureate
    Jarvis Christian University
    		15%—622$10,409Baccalaureate
    Kentucky Wesleyan College
    		46%71.6%887$36,431Baccalaureate
    LaGrange College
    		45%62.1%813$17,805Baccalaureate
    Le Moyne-Owen College
    		32%99.2%659$8,992Baccalaureate
    North Central University
    		65%99.0%852$23,574Baccalaureate
    Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
    		41%—1,352$26,734Baccalaureate
    Paul Quinn College
    		22%40.3%628$20,244Baccalaureate
    Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
    		46%76.5%948$24,583Baccalaureate
    Peirce College
    		50%—929$12,905Baccalaureate
    Southwestern Adventist University
    		52%78.4%764$20,581Baccalaureate
    Stillman College
    		25%62.2%731$12,272Baccalaureate
    Tabor College
    		34%64.6%621$19,868Baccalaureate
    Texas College
    		14%—614$10,650Baccalaureate
    Union Adventist University
    		58%100.0%729$20,884Baccalaureate
    Wesleyan College
    		45%59.1%531$14,528Baccalaureate
    William Peace University
    		45%94.3%722$21,728Baccalaureate
    Williams Baptist University
    		26%83.4%517$15,875Baccalaureate
    Peer group median45%71.6%729$19,847

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    Frequently asked questions about Boricua College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Boricua College.

    What is the graduation rate at Boricua College?

    Boricua College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 81% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Boricua College?

    Boricua College reports a total enrollment of 516 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Boricua College?

    The average net price at Boricua College is $14,187 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Boricua College located?

    Boricua College is located in New York, New York 10032-1560.

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