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University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Cayey, Puerto Rico · Large suburb
- 53.0%
- Admit rate
- $10,176
- Avg net price
- 50%
- Graduation rate
- $30,958
- Median earnings
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Cayey, Puerto Rico (large suburb setting), enrolling 2,069 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).
Will you get in?
See where your numbers land against University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's admitted students.
- Admit rate
- 53.0%
- SAT (mid 50%)
- 843–1073
- Avg GPA (est.)
- 2.84
Enter a test score to see where you land against University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's admitted students.
A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Puerto Rico at Cayey's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.
About Cayey, Puerto Rico
Cayey, officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Central Mountain range, north east of Salinas and north of Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east of Aibonito and west of San Lorenzo. Cayey was founded on August 17, 1773, by Juan Mata Vázquez, who became its first mayor. It is popularly said that Cayey derives its name from the Taíno word for "a place of waters". It was named Cayey de Muesas in honor of Miguel de Muesas, the then governor of Puerto Rico. Cayey celebrates its patron saint festival in August. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 24 miles to San Juan, PR
- To the ocean
- 12 miles
How University of Puerto Rico at Cayey compares
More selective than 82% · #9 most selective of 27 in Puerto Rico
Higher than 4%
Higher than 39% · #10 of 37 in Puerto Rico
Higher than 49%
Higher than 3% · #9 of 37 in Puerto Rico
Cheaper than 90% · #27 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico
Lower than 99%
Lower than 4%
Larger than 58%
Percentiles compare University of Puerto Rico at Cayey 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
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,37566%
- Men69434%
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
- 2,069
- Student–faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 76%
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Students over 25
- 4%
- Median family income
- $17,544
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $51,309
- Endowment
- $1,613
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 53.0%
- Test scores
- Required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- 843–1073
- SAT average
- 955
- SAT reading
- 421–531
- SAT math
- 422–542
- ACT composite
- —
- Average GPA (estimated)
- 2.84
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $5,354
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $4,168
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,909
- Average net price
- $10,176
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)
- 50%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 9%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,819
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,958
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,000
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 65%
About 41% 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)
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
- Athletics
- Other
- Varsity athletes
- 137 (70 men · 67 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 (9)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- C
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 2.1 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 4
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 9
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,093 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$11,897/year × about 5.2 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.
Modest institutional aid: 56% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,073. 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 482 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)
- $30,958
- Typical debt at graduation
- $5,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 16%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 1.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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.
Men out-earn women by $6,572 (23%) 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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 62°F
- Annual rain
- 61.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aibonito 1 S, PR RQ station (6.7 mi from campus).
What University of Puerto Rico at Cayey 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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- Admission
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- SAT
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- Earnings
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas
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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.









