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Universidad Central Del Caribe

Bayamon, Puerto Rico·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·uccaribe.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
-14.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
604
peer median 635
Avg net price
$8,011
+$211 vs peer
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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
10
10 candidates competed
Admitted
6
60.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
6
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%-14.5pp vs peer
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
33%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

43.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
0%

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 16 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 14 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
Passing
2
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing2 · 12.5%
  • No Data14 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
14

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.

2
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+87.9%
$30,017 vs $15,979
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+238.2%
$76,933 vs $22,746

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
254%
$195,296 debt · $76,933 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$6,750 debt · $30,017 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2003Next review Nov 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 7

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Chiropractic Education, Commission on Accreditation · Chiropractic (CHIRO) - Programs leading to the D.C. degree
  2. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  4. Dec 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Oct 2020Approved 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,011
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$8,011
+$211vs peer median $7,800
Federal loans
19.6%
In-state tuition
$6,442
Out-of-state
$6,602

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 68 students received $391K in Pell grants, alongside $22.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
68
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$391K
$391,460 total
Direct Loans
$22.5M
724 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$89K
22 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$41K
18 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$17.1M
405 loan awards
Grad PLUS$5.2M
279 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 80 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
80
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.5%
2017
4.2%
2018
1.7%
2019
1.2%
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 Uccaribe

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

105 total completions
01Health Professions
10297.1%
02Biological Sciences
32.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
604
12-mo unduplicated
579
Undergraduate
97
Graduate
482

Gender split

Men
37%214
Women
63%365

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
84.4%
Unknown
10.0%
White
2.2%
Black
2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%

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 · 522 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
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    48

    Uccaribe vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Uccaribe 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 Central Del Caribe
    40%604$8,011
    San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
    69%100.0%425$7,589
    California University of Science and Medicine
    590
    Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
    665
    Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
    665
    Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
    778
    Peer group median54%100.0%635$7,800

    Frequently asked questions about Universidad Central Del Caribe

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Uccaribe.

    What is the graduation rate at Universidad Central Del Caribe?

    Universidad Central Del Caribe reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Universidad Central Del Caribe?

    Universidad Central Del Caribe reports a total enrollment of 604 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Universidad Central Del Caribe?

    The average net price at Universidad Central Del Caribe is $8,011 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Universidad Central Del Caribe?

    Universidad Central Del Caribe's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Universidad Central Del Caribe located?

    Universidad Central Del Caribe is located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00960-6032.

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