Private nonprofit · Community college

Dewey University-Carolina

Carolina, Puerto Rico · Large suburb

7%
Transfer rate: $4,041
Avg net price: 62%
Grad / completion: $19,761
Median earnings

Dewey University-Carolina is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Carolina, Puerto Rico (large suburb setting), enrolling 292 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 292 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: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 11 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean: 5 miles

How Dewey University-Carolina compares

Graduation rate62%

Higher than 51% · #35 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention64%

Higher than 31%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$19,761

Higher than 5% · #45 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$4,041

Cheaper than 94% · #12 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$5,185

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment292

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Dewey University-Carolina with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Puerto Rico.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women19165%
Men10135%

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: 292
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 87%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 79%
Median family income: $0
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $24,921

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $7,630
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,500
Total cost of attendance: $11,572
Average net price: $4,041

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 62%
Graduated on time (4 years): 9%
First-year retention: 64%
Transferred to another college: 7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $17,132
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $19,761
Median debt at graduation: $5,185
Students with federal loans: 21%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

First-generation

24%

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: Free

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

$3,639

$30–48k

$4,127

$48–75k

$5,468

$75–110k

$6,589

$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.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$28,935

$5,468/year × about 5.3 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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$300

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $300. 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 43 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): $19,761
Typical debt at graduation: $5,185
Debt vs. one year's pay: 26%
Out-earn a HS grad: 18%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 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

$17,218

Men

$23,795

Men out-earn women by $6,577 (38%) 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

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo San Juan, PR RQ station (4.4 mi from campus).

What Dewey University-Carolina graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

21 grads$12k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21$11,681——Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

10 grads$14k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

10$13,912—$6,120 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

9 grads$16k 1 yr— 5 yr$3k debt

9$16,262—$2,625 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

9 grads$21k 1 yr$32k 5 yr$6k debt

9$21,237$31,529$5,530 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Accounting and Related Services

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Accounting and Related ServicesAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Computer Programming

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

0 grads— 1 yr$18k 5 yr— debt

0—$18,258—

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.