Private for-profit · Community college

NUC University

Bayamon, Puerto Rico · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate
$8,920
Avg net price
54%
Grad / completion
$24,785
Median earnings

NUC University is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Bayamon, Puerto Rico (midsize city setting), enrolling 28,918 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitLarge · 28,918 undergradsMidsize cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Bayamón is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico. Before the foundation of the municipality, Hacienda Santa Cruz was established near the Bayamón River in 1750. The Spanish colonist Juan Ramírez de Arellano formally established Bayamón as a Spanish settlement on May 22, 1772, on a hill known as Alto del Embarcadero. Bayamón celebrates its patron saint festival in May. The Festival de la Santa Cruz is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
6 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
4 miles

How NUC University compares

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 42% · #45 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention64%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,785

Higher than 17% · #16 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$8,920

Cheaper than 75% · #53 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment28,918

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare NUC University 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

30,738students
  • Undergraduate28,91894%
  • Graduate1,8206%

Undergraduates by gender

28,918undergrads
  • Women19,33267%
  • Men9,58633%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White4.0%
  • Black5.8%
  • Hispanic88%
  • Other or multiracial2.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
28,918
Graduate enrollment
1,820
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
86%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
57%
Median family income
$0
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$26,226

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,698
Out-of-state tuition
$13,853
Room & board
Books & supplies
$880
Total cost of attendance
$15,821
Average net price
$8,920

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)
54%
Graduated on time (4 years)
26%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,259
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$24,785
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
46%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

About 29% 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
26%
Low-income (Pell)
41%
First-generation
41%

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
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 27 campuses (30,794 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7
Robbery
0.3
Fondling
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$8,696
$30–48k
$9,066
$48–75k
$10,785
$75–110k
$14,101
$110k+
$15,112

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
$51,715

$10,785/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.

6%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$414
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $414. 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 5,399 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)
$24,785
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
20%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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
$22,595
Men
$29,820

Men out-earn women by $7,225 (32%) 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
69°F
Annual rain
75.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.99.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Toa Baja Levittown, PR RQ station (2.8 mi from campus).

What NUC University 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.