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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Mercedita, Puerto Rico·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·ponce.inter.edu
6-yr Graduation
41%
+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,925
peer median 1,842
Avg net price
$8,245
-$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
1,251
1,251 candidates competed
Admitted
422
33.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
357
84.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
41%+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
9%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
35%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
60%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 72 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
72
Passing
13
18.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

72programs
  • Passing13 · 18.1%
  • No Data58 · 80.6%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
13
No data
58

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.

14
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-21.5%
$12,551 vs $15,979
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.6%
$22,300 vs $15,979
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.5%
$24,524 vs $15,979
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+65.7%
$26,475 vs $15,979
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+70.5%
$27,248 vs $15,979
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+74.0%
$27,797 vs $15,979
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+74.8%
$27,924 vs $15,979
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+82.8%
$29,212 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$5,000 debt · $12,551 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$10,250 debt · $29,460 earn
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
27%
$7,800 debt · $29,212 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
26%
$10,825 debt · $41,320 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$8,599 debt · $33,888 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
23%
$7,550 debt · $33,156 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$5,250 debt · $24,524 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$5,887 debt · $27,924 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1962Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 12

  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. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Oct 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Apr 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

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$8,012
$30–48k$8,421
$48–75k$10,650
$75–110k$12,835
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$8,245
-$269vs Baccalaureate median $8,514
Federal loans
18.0%
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, 2,177 students received $12.9M in Pell grants, alongside $4.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,177
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.9M
$12,903,908 total
Direct Loans
$4.4M
917 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
453 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$435K
129 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.3M
332 loan awards
Parent PLUS$21K
3 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 1,902 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (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
1,902
Defaulted
36
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 programs65
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

541 total completions
01Business
15228.1%
02Health Professions
13825.5%
03Security/Protective
7614.0%
04Biological Sciences
5610.4%
05Education
417.6%
06Psychology
376.8%
07Computer Sciences
285.2%
08Communication
61.1%
09Agriculture
50.9%
10Foreign Languages
20.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,925
12-mo unduplicated
3,431
Undergraduate
2,891
Graduate
540

Gender split

Men
36%1,252
Women
64%2,179

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
99.7%
White
0.2%
Black
0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

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 · 3,267 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
    22.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    66

    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-Ponce
    41%2,925$8,245Baccalaureate
    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
    29%39.6%3,556$8,783Baccalaureate
    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 median33%38.0%1,842$8,514

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

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about INTER.

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

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce reports a 6-year graduation rate of 41% per the latest IPEDS.

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

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce reports a total enrollment of 2,925 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is $8,245 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-Ponce?

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's yield rate is 84.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

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

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is located in Mercedita, Puerto Rico 00715-1602.

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