Private nonprofit · Community college

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama

Guayama, Puerto Rico · Small city

#1 most selective in Puerto Rico
1%
Transfer rate
$9,316
Avg net price
44%
Grad / completion
$25,827
Median earnings

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Guayama, Puerto Rico (small city setting), enrolling 2,393 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,393 undergradsSmall citySelective · 36% admitMild wintersNear the coast

About Guayama, Puerto Rico

Guayama, officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama, is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. During the early years of the Spanish colonization, the region known today as Guayama was inhabited by Taíno native people. The indigenous population in this area decreased due to slavery and migration to the Lesser Antilles. Guayama is the birthplace of numerous artists and musicians who have significantly influenced Puerto Rican culture. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
34 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
1 mile

How Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama compares

Selectivity36.3%

More selective than 92% · #1 most selective of 16 in Puerto Rico

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 31% · #52 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention83%

Higher than 69%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,827

Higher than 20% · #13 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$9,316

Cheaper than 73% · #56 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 9%

Undergraduate enrollment2,393

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama 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

2,482students
  • Undergraduate2,39396%
  • Graduate894%

Undergraduates by gender

2,393undergrads
  • Women1,59267%
  • Men80133%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White0.8%
  • Hispanic99%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,393
Graduate enrollment
89
Student–faculty ratio
26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
66%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
42%
Median family income
$3,990
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$42,552

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 242 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Puerto Rico100%

Most first-years stay in state — Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama 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.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,780
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,460
Total cost of attendance
$16,475
Average net price
$9,316

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
36.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
44%
Graduated on time (4 years)
20%
First-year retention
83%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,635
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$25,827
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
25%

About 25% 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
26%

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 (2,487 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
$8,932
$30–48k
$9,785
$48–75k
$12,305
$75–110k
$11,022
$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
$59,536

$12,305/year × about 4.8 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.

21%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$603
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 21% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $603. 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 270 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)
$25,827
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 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
$22,045
Men
$33,298

Men out-earn women by $11,253 (51%) 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
90°F
Winter low
72°F
Annual rain
54.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.67.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Guayama 2E, PR RQ station (1.6 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.