Private nonprofit · University

Caribbean University-Carolina

Carolina, Puerto Rico · Large suburb

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).

Private nonprofitSmall · 99 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

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

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 30% · #17 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention71%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$22,842

Higher than 1% · #32 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$5,791

Cheaper than 97% · #7 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 97%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment99

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

114students
  • Undergraduate9987%
  • Graduate1513%

Undergraduates by gender

99undergrads
  • 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)

All students
11%
Low-income (Pell)
9%
First-generation
9%

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.

< $30k
$30–48k
$5,791
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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.

Est. total to a degree
$29,679

$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.

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
$18,839
Men
$29,865

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

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.07.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo San Juan, PR RQ station (4.1 mi from campus).

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.