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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

Bayamon, Puerto Rico·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·bayamon.inter.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
+1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
3,556
peer median 1,842
Avg net price
$8,783
+$269 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,062
2,062 candidates competed
Admitted
817
39.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
795
97.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
35%+1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
6%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
29%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
29%

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.

Of 57 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
57
Passing
15
26.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

57programs
  • Passing15 · 26.3%
  • No Data42 · 73.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
15
No data
42

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.

15
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+42.9%
$22,835 vs $15,979
Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+64.0%
$26,213 vs $15,979
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+83.9%
$29,382 vs $15,979
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+86.9%
$29,867 vs $15,979
Security Science and Technology
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+94.8%
$31,130 vs $15,979
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+101.5%
$32,196 vs $15,979
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+120.0%
$35,148 vs $15,979
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+130.8%
$36,882 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
34%
$11,000 debt · $32,196 earn
Industrial Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
33%
$18,375 debt · $56,541 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$10,275 debt · $35,148 earn
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$16,500 debt · $60,940 earn
Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
27%
$17,000 debt · $63,641 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
25%
$15,750 debt · $63,291 earn
Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
25%
$6,500 debt · $26,213 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
22%
$8,250 debt · $36,882 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1960Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Oct 2017Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,345
$30–48k$9,393
$48–75k$10,782
$75–110k$12,816
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$8,783
+$269vs Baccalaureate median $8,514
Federal loans
14.4%
In-state tuition
$5,580
Out-of-state
$5,580

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,193 students received $19.4M in Pell grants, alongside $3.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,193
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$19.4M
$19,431,964 total
Direct Loans
$3.4M
652 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.7M
464 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$447K
117 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$130K
21 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.1M
50 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.

Of 1,600 borrowers who entered repayment, 30 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,600
Defaulted
30
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.7%
2017
3.7%
2018
3.0%
2019
1.8%
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 INTER

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

467 total completions
01Biological Sciences
9019.3%
02Business
7816.7%
03Engineering
6914.8%
04Health Professions
6012.8%
05Security/Protective
469.9%
06Transportation
388.1%
07Comm. Technologies
296.2%
08Computer Sciences
286.0%
09Visual/Performing Arts
183.9%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
112.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,556
12-mo unduplicated
3,921
Undergraduate
3,861
Graduate
60

Gender split

Men
56%2,206
Women
44%1,715

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
99.5%
White
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Black
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,820 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    30.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    70

    INTER vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions INTER selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectInter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
    35%3,556$8,783Baccalaureate
    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
    35%33.7%2,925$8,245Baccalaureate
    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama
    42%36.3%2,487$8,932Baccalaureate
    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo
    32%26.5%1,197$8,787Baccalaureate
    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas
    32%85.9%1,020$7,382Baccalaureate
    Caribbean University-Ponce
    33%591$6,680Baccalaureate
    Peer group median34%35.0%1,842$8,514

    Frequently asked questions about Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about INTER.

    What is the graduation rate at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon?

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon?

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon reports a total enrollment of 3,556 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon?

    The average net price at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon is $8,783 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon?

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon's yield rate is 97.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon located?

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon is located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00957-6257.

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