Private nonprofit · University
Caribbean University-Carolina
Carolina, Puerto Rico · Large suburb
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- Admit rate
- $5,791
- Avg net price
- 44%
- Graduation rate
- $22,842
- Median earnings
Caribbean University-Carolina is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Carolina, Puerto Rico (large suburb setting), enrolling 99 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).
About Carolina, Puerto Rico
Carolina is a city and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico, immediately east of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, north of Gurabo and Juncos, and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. In 1857 it was renamed to San Fernando de la Carolina, later shortened to Carolina, after Charles II of Spain. Carolina celebrates its patron saint festival in late May / early June. The Fiestas Patronales de San Fernando is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 11 miles to San Juan, PR
- To the ocean
- 5 miles
How Caribbean University-Carolina compares
Higher than 30% · #17 of 37 in Puerto Rico
Higher than 34%
Higher than 1% · #32 of 37 in Puerto Rico
Cheaper than 97% · #7 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico
Lower than 97%
Lower than 83%
Larger than 8%
Percentiles compare Caribbean University-Carolina with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Puerto Rico.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate9987%
- Graduate1513%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women5556%
- Men4444%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Hispanic100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 99
- Graduate enrollment
- 15
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 68%
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Students over 25
- 74%
- Median family income
- $0
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $18,900
- Endowment
- $17,382
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $8,844
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $2,250
- Total cost of attendance
- $10,710
- Average net price
- $5,791
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 44%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 11%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Transferred to another college
- 11%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $18,349
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,842
- Median debt at graduation
- $10,500
- Students with federal loans
- 33%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 25%
About 33% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $30
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
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.
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.
$5,791/year × about 5.1 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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $22,842
- Typical debt at graduation
- $10,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 46%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 18%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $11,026 (59%) 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
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 70°F
- Annual rain
- 65.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo San Juan, PR RQ station (4.1 mi from campus).
What Caribbean University-Carolina graduates study — and earn
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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Caribbean University-Carolina side by side →
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Colleges near Caribbean University-Carolina
Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina
Carolina, PR · Private for-profit · Certificate · 189 students
Dewey University-Carolina
Carolina, PR · Private nonprofit · Associate · 292 students
University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
Carolina, PR · Public · Bachelor's · 2,404 students
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina, PR · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 4,468 students
Universidad Teologica del Caribe
Trujillo Alto, PR · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 173 students
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan
San Juan, PR · Public · Associate · 179 students
Caribbean Aviation Training Institute Inc
Carolina, PR · Private for-profit · Certificate · 191 students
CEM College-San Juan
San Juan, PR · Private for-profit · Certificate · 119 students
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.











