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University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Cayey, Puerto Rico·Public, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·cayey.upr.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
-14.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,093
peer median 1,821
Avg net price
$9,148
-$5.3k 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
1,168
1,168 candidates competed
Admitted
619
53.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
475
76.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%-14.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
9%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
76%

Program outcomes

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

Of 22 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
22
Passing
11
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

22programs
  • Passing11 · 50.0%
  • No Data11 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
11

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.

11
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+45.0%
$23,168 vs $15,979
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+50.9%
$24,112 vs $15,979
Psychology Other
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+58.4%
$25,313 vs $15,979
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+68.4%
$26,901 vs $15,979
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+93.1%
$30,850 vs $15,979
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+112.2%
$33,905 vs $15,979
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+122.0%
$35,474 vs $15,979
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+125.2%
$35,981 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Psychology Other
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
19%
$4,800 debt · $25,313 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
14%
$5,000 debt · $35,474 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
12%
$5,000 debt · $41,763 earn
Natural Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
12%
$5,000 debt · $42,313 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1967Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Oct 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jan 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Oct 2017Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. May 2017Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    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$8,652
$30–48k$9,610
$48–75k$10,406
$75–110k$11,049
$110k+$15,746

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

Avg net price
$9,148
-$5,334vs Baccalaureate median $14,483
Federal loans
3.9%
In-state tuition
$5,354
Out-of-state
$5,354

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,678 students received $10.8M in Pell grants, alongside $430K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,678
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.8M
$10,781,431 total
Direct Loans
$430K
101 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$391K
92 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$39K
9 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 81 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (4.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.9%
+2.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
81
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.5%
2017
7.8%
2018
7.1%
2019
4.9%
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 UPR

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

350 total completions
01Biological Sciences
8424.0%
02Business
8223.4%
03Psychology
6418.3%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
6217.7%
05Education
308.6%
06Physical Sciences
92.6%
07Social Sciences
82.3%
08Mathematics
51.4%
09Liberal Arts
30.9%
10History
30.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,093
12-mo unduplicated
2,271
Undergraduate
2,271
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%732
Women
68%1,539

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
100.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
121
70 M · 51 W
Women athletes
42.1%
Athletic aid
$212K
Total student aid
Budget
$532K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$110K
$103K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$4K
$4K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
19 M · 16 W
$98K
Baseball
19 M ·
$48K
Weight Lifting
6 M · 12 W
$61K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
2 M · 15 W
$65K
Basketball
15 M ·
$47K
Volleyball
· 14 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
1.35
3 offenses · 2,216 students

3-year trend

1.012 yrs ago1.561 yr ago1.35Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
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

Burglary
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

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
24.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
106

UPR vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UPR 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
SubjectUniversity of Puerto Rico at Cayey
50%2,093$9,148Baccalaureate
Charter Oak State College
100%2,012$15,663Baccalaureate
University of Virginia's College at Wise
47%28.5%2,167$11,180Baccalaureate
St. Mary's College of Maryland
70%68.6%1,630$18,362Baccalaureate
Virginia Military Institute
76%71.2%1,527$18,849Baccalaureate
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
59%80.9%663$13,302Baccalaureate
Peer group median65%69.9%1,821$14,483

Frequently asked questions about University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UPR.

What is the graduation rate at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey?

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Puerto Rico at Cayey?

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey reports a total enrollment of 2,093 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey?

The average net price at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is $9,148 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey?

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's yield rate is 76.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Puerto Rico at Cayey located?

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is located in Cayey, Puerto Rico 00737-2230.

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