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.

Private nonprofitSmall · 263 undergradsSmall suburbMild wintersNear the coast

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

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 67% · #21 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention59%

Higher than 22%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$19,761

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

Average net price$5,554

Cheaper than 89% · #28 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$5,185

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment263

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

265students
  • Undergraduate26399%
  • Graduate21%

Undergraduates by gender

263undergrads
  • 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)

All students
20%
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

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
$4,520
$30–48k
$6,558
$48–75k
$7,420
$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
$37,774

$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.

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
92°F
Winter low
62°F
Annual rain
37.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.56.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ponce 4 E, PR RQ station (2.4 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.