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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry

Bayamon, Puerto Rico·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·optonet.inter.edu
Total enrollment
213
peer median 243
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Program outcomes

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

Of 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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.

1
Optometry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+113.1%
$128,116 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Optometry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
147%
$187,880 debt · $128,116 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1981Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education · Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $9.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$9.2M
317 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$7.1M
183 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.1M
134 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 41 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
41
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.5%
2017
2.0%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
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 programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

19 total completions
01Health Professions
19100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
213
12-mo unduplicated
221

Gender split

Men
29%65
Women
71%156

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 · 216 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

    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-School of Optometry
    213
    Dewey University-Manati
    26%221$4,039
    Dewey University-Juana Díaz
    27%265$4,142
    Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico
    0%149$6,326
    Dewey University-Hato Rey
    20%386$4,704
    Atenas University
    32%622$6,544
    Peer group median26%243$4,704

    Frequently asked questions about Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about INTER.

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

    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry reports a total enrollment of 213 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry located?

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

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