Private nonprofit · College

Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus

Carolina, Puerto Rico · Large suburb

Admit rate
$7,761
Avg net price
34%
Graduation rate
$24,328
Median earnings

Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Carolina, Puerto Rico (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,468 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitMidsize · 4,468 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Carolina, Puerto Rico

Carolina is a city and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico, immediately east of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, north of Gurabo and Juncos, and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. In 1857 it was renamed to San Fernando de la Carolina, later shortened to Carolina, after Charles II of Spain. Carolina celebrates its patron saint festival in late May / early June. The Fiestas Patronales de San Fernando is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
9 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
3 miles

How Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 16% · #34 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention75%

Higher than 45%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,328

Higher than 1% · #28 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$7,761

Cheaper than 95% · #12 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$14,500

Lower than 92%

Student–faculty ratio27 : 1

Lower than 3%

Undergraduate enrollment4,468

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus 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

5,089students
  • Undergraduate4,46888%
  • Graduate62112%

Undergraduates by gender

4,468undergrads
  • Women2,61759%
  • Men1,85141%

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
4,468
Graduate enrollment
621
Student–faculty ratio
27 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
90%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$8,983
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$36,756
Endowment
$23,934,755

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 976 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Puerto Rico100%
  • Other U.S. states0.5%

Most first-years stay in state — Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus 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
$7,750
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,700
Total cost of attendance
$14,113
Average net price
$7,761

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)
34%
Graduated on time (4 years)
5%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$21,125
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$24,328
Median debt at graduation
$14,500
Students with federal loans
32%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
33%

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
5%
Low-income (Pell)
28%
First-generation
28%

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
$15

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 7 campuses (5,185 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
$7,401
$30–48k
$7,506
$48–75k
$10,546
$75–110k
$10,745
$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
$55,787

$10,546/year × about 5.3 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
$2,502
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,502. 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 806 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)
$24,328
Typical debt at graduation
$14,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
60%
Out-earn a HS grad
21%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.0 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
$21,487
Men
$28,547

Men out-earn women by $7,060 (33%) 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
70°F
Annual rain
65.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.07.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo San Juan, PR RQ station (1.2 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.