Private nonprofit · College

Universidad Central de Bayamon

Bayamón, Puerto Rico · Midsize city

#2 best value in Puerto Rico
65.9%
Admit rate
$4,827
Avg net price
34%
Graduation rate
$25,021
Median earnings

Universidad Central de Bayamon is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Bayamón, Puerto Rico (midsize city setting), enrolling 539 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 539 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 66% admitOtherMild wintersNear the coast

About Bayamón, 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
7 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
4 miles

How Universidad Central de Bayamon compares

Selectivity65.9%

More selective than 69% · #16 most selective of 27 in Puerto Rico

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 16% · #33 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention80%

Higher than 63%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,021

Higher than 1% · #21 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$4,827

Cheaper than 99% · #2 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$9,393

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment539

Larger than 23%

Percentiles compare Universidad Central de Bayamon 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

674students
  • Undergraduate53980%
  • Graduate13520%

Undergraduates by gender

539undergrads
  • Women33462%
  • Men20538%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • Hispanic99%
  • Other or multiracial0.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
539
Graduate enrollment
135
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
78%
First-generation students
31%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$9,597
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$25,749
Endowment
$1,537,643

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 91 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Puerto Rico100%

Most first-years stay in state — Universidad Central de Bayamon 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
65.9%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,986
Room & board
$5,962
Books & supplies
$1,504
Total cost of attendance
$12,976
Average net price
$4,827

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)
13%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$19,745
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$25,021
Median debt at graduation
$9,393
Students with federal loans
16%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

About 21% 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
13%
First-generation
13%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
16
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
3%
Housing charge (year)
$2,700
Application fee
$25
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
70 (40 men · 30 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (5)

Volleyball28
Basketball24
Beach Volleyball9
Track and Field (Outdoor)7
Swimming2

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (698 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.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7
Aggravated assault
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
$3,827
$30–48k
$4,662
$48–75k
$8,323
$75–110k
$7,729
$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
$40,918

$8,323/year × about 4.9 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.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,620
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,620. 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 70 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)
$25,021
Typical debt at graduation
$9,393
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
19%

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
$22,297
Men
$28,705

Men out-earn women by $6,408 (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
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 (2.7 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.