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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
$15,245
-$4.5k 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%51 of 63
Non-Pell (all)
75%3 of 4
Subsidized loan, no Pell
75%3 of 4

Pell recipients here graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$14,809
$30–48k$13,907
$48–75k$23,253
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,245
-$4,474vs Baccalaureate median $19,719
Federal loans
13.7%
In-state tuition
$13,025
Out-of-state
$13,025

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, 415 students received $2.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
415
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.4M
$2,446,014 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
241 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$253K
65 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$120K
30 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

170 total completions
01Education
8248.2%
02Liberal Arts
4425.9%
03Public Admin
3922.9%
04Business
52.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
516
12-mo unduplicated
644
Undergraduate
483
Graduate
161

Gender split

Men
21%137
Women
79%507

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
77.0%
Black
19.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.5%
White
1.3%
Asian
0.5%

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 · 479 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$15,245Baccalaureate
    Bethany College
    		36%56.0%615$27,686Baccalaureate
    Bluffton University
    		53%67.2%646$19,943Baccalaureate
    Brescia University
    		53%35.2%690$8,709Baccalaureate
    Brevard College
    		49%42.2%875$23,509Baccalaureate
    Brewton-Parker College
    		17%96.5%1,338$26,054Baccalaureate
    Davis & Elkins College
    		39%94.3%661$18,273Baccalaureate
    Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
    		21%—659$10,566Baccalaureate
    Elmira College
    		65%77.0%786$22,386Baccalaureate
    Goshen College
    		65%84.1%847$14,493Baccalaureate
    Howard Payne University
    		28%67.4%809$23,627Baccalaureate
    Huston-Tillotson University
    		34%39.1%1,059$19,719Baccalaureate
    Jarvis Christian University
    		15%—622$9,825Baccalaureate
    Kentucky Wesleyan College
    		46%71.6%887$17,131Baccalaureate
    LaGrange College
    		45%62.1%813$20,875Baccalaureate
    Le Moyne-Owen College
    		32%99.2%659$7,099Baccalaureate
    North Central University
    		65%99.0%852$25,817Baccalaureate
    Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
    		41%—1,352$35,671Baccalaureate
    Paul Quinn College
    		22%40.3%628$12,709Baccalaureate
    Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
    		46%76.5%948$26,683Baccalaureate
    Peirce College
    		50%—929$12,148Baccalaureate
    Southwestern Adventist University
    		52%78.4%764$22,778Baccalaureate
    Stillman College
    		25%62.2%731$15,258Baccalaureate
    Tabor College
    		34%64.6%621$20,205Baccalaureate
    Texas College
    		14%—614$10,958Baccalaureate
    Union Adventist University
    		58%100.0%729$23,716Baccalaureate
    Wesleyan College
    		45%59.1%531$12,724Baccalaureate
    William Peace University
    		45%94.3%722$21,649Baccalaureate
    Williams Baptist University
    		26%83.4%517$15,745Baccalaureate
    Peer group median45%71.6%729$19,719

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    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 $15,245 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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