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University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Small city

#1 for grad earnings in Puerto Rico
56.5%
Admit rate
$17,936
Avg net price
49%
Graduation rate
$48,992
Median earnings

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (small city setting), enrolling 9,539 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 9,539 undergradsSmall citySelective · 57% admitNCAA Division II without footballMild wintersNear the coast

About Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Mayagüez is the ninth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. The Mayagüez Metro Area (and part of Añasco) lies today on two former Taíno Cacicazgos (chiefdoms): Yaguex and Yagüeca, a region noted for its record of colonial resistance (i.e., Urayoán and Legend of Diego Salcedo). Mayagüez's contributions to Puerto Rican gastronomy have been many, and a few of these are known outside Puerto Rico. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
70 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
1 mile

How University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez compares

Selectivity56.5%

More selective than 80% · #13 most selective of 27 in Puerto Rico

Graduation rate49%

Higher than 38% · #11 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention87%

Higher than 81%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,992

Higher than 36% · #1 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$17,936

Cheaper than 60% · #37 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$8,250

Lower than 99%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment9,539

Larger than 88%

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

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

10,393students
  • Undergraduate9,53992%
  • Graduate8548%

Undergraduates by gender

9,539undergrads
  • Women4,52147%
  • Men5,01853%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • Hispanic94%
  • Other or multiracial6.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,539
Graduate enrollment
854
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
65%
First-generation students
17%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$20,875
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$75,663
Endowment
$170,573

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

Admissions

Admission rate
56.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,274
Room & board
Books & supplies
$4,168
Total cost of attendance
$21,637
Average net price
$17,936

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)
49%
Graduated on time (4 years)
7%
First-year retention
87%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,706
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,992
Median debt at graduation
$8,250
Students with federal loans
9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
63%

About 42% 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
7%
Low-income (Pell)
30%
First-generation
29%

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
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
265 (143 men · 122 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 (13)

Track and Field (Outdoor)48
Soccer44
Volleyball30
Basketball28
Baseball22
Swimming19
Weight Lifting16
Softball12
Cross Country12
Tennis10
Wrestling8
Beach Volleyball8
Table Tennis8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / 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 (10,618 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
$17,939
$30–48k
$17,931
$48–75k
$17,929
$75–110k
$17,457
$110k+
$18,466

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
$94,973

$17,929/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.

35%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,479
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 35% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,479. 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 1,691 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)
$48,992
Typical debt at graduation
$8,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
17%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 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
$41,933
Men
$57,187

Men out-earn women by $15,254 (36%) 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
90°F
Winter low
67°F
Annual rain
51.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mayaguez City, PR RQ station (1.6 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.