Private nonprofit · College

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, Puerto Rico · Large city

58.0%
Admit rate
$12,924
Avg net price
52%
Graduation rate
$31,754
Median earnings

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Santurce, Puerto Rico (large city setting), enrolling 4,442 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 4,442 undergradsLarge citySelective · 58% admitOtherMild wintersNear the coast

About Santurce, Puerto Rico

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is located in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a large city setting.

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
3 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
< 1 mile

How Universidad del Sagrado Corazon compares

Selectivity58.0%

More selective than 78% · #14 most selective of 27 in Puerto Rico

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 44% · #6 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention79%

Higher than 59%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,754

Higher than 4% · #7 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$12,924

Cheaper than 81% · #33 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$16,250

Lower than 88%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment4,442

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare Universidad del Sagrado Corazon 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

4,985students
  • Undergraduate4,44289%
  • Graduate54311%

Undergraduates by gender

4,442undergrads
  • Women2,71561%
  • Men1,72739%

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
4,442
Graduate enrollment
543
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
71%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$17,795
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$40,914
Endowment
$25,036,647

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

Admissions

Admission rate
58.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,410
Room & board
$9,300
Books & supplies
$2,500
Total cost of attendance
$19,728
Average net price
$12,924

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)
52%
Graduated on time (4 years)
23%
First-year retention
79%
Transferred to another college
18%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,544
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,754
Median debt at graduation
$16,250
Students with federal loans
21%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

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
23%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
45%

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
580
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
13%
Housing charge (year)
$3,200
Application fee
$25
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
159 (79 men · 80 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 (8)

Soccer39
Volleyball27
Basketball24
Swimming20
Other Sports18
Tennis12
Track and Field (Outdoor)11
Beach Volleyball8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (5,037 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

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
$12,027
$30–48k
$12,671
$48–75k
$15,196
$75–110k
$17,990
$110k+
$19,478

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
$73,444

$15,196/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.

27%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,384
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 27% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,384. 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 813 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)
$31,754
Typical debt at graduation
$16,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
51%
Out-earn a HS grad
27%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 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
$30,840
Men
$33,057

Men out-earn women by $2,217 (7%) 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
72°F
Annual rain
59.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.77.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Juan L M Marin AP, PR RQ station (3.3 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.