Private nonprofit · College

Boricua College

New York, New York · Large city

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Admit rate: $15,245
Avg net price: 81%
Graduation rate: $35,348
Median earnings

Boricua College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in New York, New York (large city setting), enrolling 391 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 391 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersNear the coast

About New York, New York

New York, often called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States. In the pre-Columbian era, the area of present-day New York City was inhabited by Algonquians, including Munsee-speaking Lenape. New York City is frequently the setting for novels, movies, and television programs and has been described as the cultural capital of the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 9 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: < 1 mile
Nearest airport: 5 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How Boricua College compares

Graduation rate81%

Higher than 90% · #23 of 159 in New York

First-year retention86%

Higher than 80%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,348

Higher than 8% · #124 of 133 in New York

Average net price$15,245

Cheaper than 72% · #58 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$6,733

Lower than 99%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment391

Larger than 18%

Percentiles compare Boricua College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate39176%
Graduate12524%

Undergraduates by gender

Women29676%
Men9524%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White1.3%
Black20%
Hispanic77%
Asian0.5%
Other or multiracial1.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 391
Graduate enrollment: 125
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 86%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 98%
Median family income: $14,158
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $45,990
Endowment: $699,396

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $13,025
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $400
Total cost of attendance: $24,213
Average net price: $15,245

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 81%
Graduated on time (4 years): 33%
First-year retention: 86%
Transferred to another college: 15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $30,398
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,348
Median debt at graduation: $6,733
Students with federal loans: 14%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 43%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$14,809

$30–48k

$13,907

$48–75k

$23,253

$75–110k

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$110k+

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College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$113,468

$23,253/year × about 4.9 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

10%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,674

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 10% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,674. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 51 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $35,348
Typical debt at graduation: $6,733
Debt vs. one year's pay: 19%
Out-earn a HS grad: 42%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$33,396

Men

$40,726

Men out-earn women by $7,330 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 49.5″
Annual snow: 29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (4 mi from campus).

What Boricua College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

52 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

52———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

30 grads$40k 1 yr$55k 5 yr$10k debt

30$40,065$55,082$10,334 Human Services, General

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———Business Administration, Management and Operations

4 grads$37k 1 yr$45k 5 yr— debt

4$37,258$45,010—Community Organization and Advocacy

0 grads$42k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$11k debt

0$42,155$49,033$10,650

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.