Private nonprofit · University

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo

Fajardo, Puerto Rico · Small suburb

#1 most selective in Puerto Rico
26.5%
Admit rate
$9,230
Avg net price
38%
Graduation rate
$23,132
Median earnings

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Fajardo, Puerto Rico (small suburb setting), enrolling 1,072 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,072 undergradsSmall suburbVery selective · 27% admitMild wintersNear the coast

About Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Fajardo is a town and a municipality part of the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area in Puerto Rico. Fajardo was founded in 1760, 1773 or 1774 (depending on the authority) as Santiago de Fajardo. It was one of the locations used by the American troops to invade Puerto Rico. Fajardo celebrates its patron saint festival in July. The Fiestas Patronales de Santiago Apostol 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
Graduate
Nearest big city
31 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
1 mile

How Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo compares

Selectivity26.5%

More selective than 94% · #1 most selective of 27 in Puerto Rico

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 19% · #27 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention76%

Higher than 50%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$23,132

Higher than 1% · #31 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$9,230

Cheaper than 93% · #22 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$5,750

Lower than 99%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 6%

Undergraduate enrollment1,072

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo 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

1,160students
  • Undergraduate1,07292%
  • Graduate888%

Undergraduates by gender

1,072undergrads
  • Women61357%
  • Men45943%

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
1,072
Graduate enrollment
88
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
83%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$8,816
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$46,026

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 256 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Puerto Rico100%

Most first-years stay in state — Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo draws overwhelmingly from Puerto Rico.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
26.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,780
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,460
Total cost of attendance
$16,190
Average net price
$9,230

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)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
7%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,557
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$23,132
Median debt at graduation
$5,750
Students with federal loans
12%

About 30% 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
7%
First-generation
25%

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,197 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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
$9,062
$30–48k
$9,480
$48–75k
$11,307
$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
$58,848

$11,307/year × about 5.2 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.

18%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$387
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $387. 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 248 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)
$23,132
Typical debt at graduation
$5,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$20,726
Men
$26,746

Men out-earn women by $6,020 (29%) 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
71°F
Annual rain
50.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Roosevelt Roads, PR RQ station (5.2 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.