Private nonprofit · University

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando

Orlando, Florida · Large suburb

Admit rate
$16,577
Avg net price
33%
Graduation rate
$47,540
Median earnings

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Orlando, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 96 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 96 undergradsLarge suburbMild winters

About Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. In 1823, the Treaty of Moultrie Creek created a Seminole reservation encompassing much of central Florida, including the area that would become Orlando. In the mid-to-late 1990s, Orlando was known as "Hollywood East" because of numerous film production studios in the area, although such activity has slowed down considerably into the 2000s. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
8 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
27 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Orlando (MCO) · major hub

How Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 15% · #49 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention38%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,540

Higher than 31% · #33 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$16,577

Cheaper than 65% · #20 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$22,564

Lower than 55%

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 96%

Undergraduate enrollment96

Larger than 8%

Percentiles compare Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

127students
  • Undergraduate9676%
  • Graduate3124%

Undergraduates by gender

96undergrads
  • Women2122%
  • Men7578%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White1.0%
  • Black4.2%
  • Hispanic94%
  • Other or multiracial1.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
96
Graduate enrollment
31
Student–faculty ratio
5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
59%
First-generation students
22%
Students over 25
60%
Median family income
$18,451
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$54,360

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,547
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,775
Total cost of attendance
$23,011
Average net price
$16,577

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)
33%
Graduated on time (4 years)
17%
First-year retention
38%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,753
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,540
Median debt at graduation
$22,564
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
48%

About 17% 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
17%
Low-income (Pell)
4%
First-generation
4%

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
$30

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
$16,917
$30–48k
$15,897
$48–75k
$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
$80,352

$16,917/year × about 4.7 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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$47,540
Typical debt at graduation
$22,564
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
38%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 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
$43,238
Men
$48,707

Men out-earn women by $5,469 (13%) 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
52°F
Annual rain
51.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.18.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Orlando Executive AP, FL US station (4.8 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.