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Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus

Carolina, Puerto Rico·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·uagm.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
5,185
peer median 5,224
Avg net price
$7,569
-$6.9k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
34%-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
5%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
25%

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 81 Title IV programs, 27 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
27
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing27 · 33.3%
  • No Data54 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
27
No data
54

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.

27
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+30.2%
$20,802 vs $15,979
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+35.6%
$21,671 vs $15,979
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.9%
$22,986 vs $15,979
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+50.0%
$34,115 vs $22,746
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+51.3%
$34,408 vs $22,746
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+55.5%
$24,848 vs $15,979
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+66.2%
$26,561 vs $15,979
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+66.3%
$26,574 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

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

31
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
141%
$48,356 debt · $34,408 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
121%
$40,300 debt · $33,440 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
110%
$37,479 debt · $34,115 earn
Public Administration and Social Service Professions Other
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
107%
$40,209 debt · $37,523 earn
Management Information Systems and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
94%
$37,071 debt · $39,300 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
92%
$24,313 debt · $26,574 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
80%
$35,028 debt · $43,660 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
79%
$18,062 debt · $22,986 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1959Next review Jan 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 9

  1. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    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$6,465
$30–48k$9,118
$48–75k$12,484
$75–110k$9,867
$110k+$6,301

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

Avg net price (private)
$7,569
-$6,907vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $14,476
Federal loans
30.1%
In-state tuition
$6,920
Out-of-state
$6,920

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 4,434 students received $25.9M in Pell grants, alongside $16.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,434
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$25.9M
$25,943,798 total
Direct Loans
$16.9M
2,651 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
5k
21
4k
22
4k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.3M
1,237 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.4M
775 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.6M
599 loan awards
Parent PLUS$274K
13 loan awards
Grad PLUS$452K
27 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 3,014 borrowers who entered repayment, 91 (3.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,014
Defaulted
91
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.7%
2017
8.5%
2018
6.9%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.1%
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 UAGM

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

824 total completions
01Health Professions
28835.0%
02Business
20124.4%
03Personal/Culinary
8810.7%
04Security/Protective
8710.6%
05Public Admin
485.8%
06Biological Sciences
465.6%
07Psychology
273.3%
08Computer Sciences
151.8%
09Education
151.8%
10Visual/Performing Arts
91.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,185
12-mo unduplicated
6,080
Undergraduate
5,254
Graduate
826

Gender split

Men
38%2,299
Women
62%3,781

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
100.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
110
53 M · 57 W
Women athletes
51.8%
Athletic aid
$553K
Total student aid
Budget
$751K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$275K
$277K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$2K
$2K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Volleyball
15 M · 14 W
$160K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$136K
Track and Field, Outdoor
8 M · 12 W
$129K
Softball
· 10 W
$49K
Weight Lifting
2 M · 5 W
$26K
Table Tennis
4 M · 3 W
$46K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.18
1 offenses · 5,558 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.151 yr ago0.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Murder
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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
27.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
88

UAGM vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UAGM 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
SubjectUniversidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
34%5,185$7,569Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
36%69.7%4,101$8,964Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
30%6,097$7,559Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Davenport University
55%97.8%4,815$19,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Emerson College
77%51.3%5,263$46,766Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Missouri Baptist University
46%68.6%5,699$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median41%69.2%5,224$14,476

Frequently asked questions about Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UAGM.

What is the graduation rate at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus?

Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus?

Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus reports a total enrollment of 5,185 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus?

The average net price at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is $7,569 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus located?

Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is located in Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985-0985.

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