Private nonprofit · Community college
Dewey University-Juana Diaz
Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico · Small suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $5,554
- Avg net price
- 73%
- Grad / completion
- $19,761
- Median earnings
Dewey University-Juana Diaz is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico (small suburb setting), enrolling 263 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.
About Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Juana Díaz is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz was founded in 1798 and was known as Ciudad de Jacagua, in honor of the Taíno Cacique Jacaguax. The civil government of this territory was established on April 25, 1798. Juana Díaz celebrates its patron saint festival in late August / early September. The Fiestas Patronales de San Ramón Nonato is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 39 miles to San Juan, PR
- To the ocean
- 5 miles
How Dewey University-Juana Diaz compares
Higher than 67% · #21 of 69 in Puerto Rico
Higher than 22%
Higher than 5% · #45 of 68 in Puerto Rico
Cheaper than 89% · #28 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico
Lower than 98%
Lower than 49%
Larger than 50%
Percentiles compare Dewey University-Juana Diaz 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
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate26399%
- Graduate21%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women17265%
- Men9135%
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
- 263
- Graduate enrollment
- 2
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 90%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 78%
- Median family income
- $0
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $24,624
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
- $5,554
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)
- 73%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 59%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- 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
- 18%
About 53% 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
- Free
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.
$7,420/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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Dewey University-Juana Diaz funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
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.
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 $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
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 62°F
- Annual rain
- 37.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ponce 4 E, PR RQ station (2.4 mi from campus).
What Dewey University-Juana Diaz 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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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.











