Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Arecibo, PR · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$400,778 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−185%Modeled 10-year ROI
$26,609Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$400,778at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$216,8680
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4
6
8
−$400,77810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$5,780
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,780
Sticker price
Average net price$9,217
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,625
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,217Average net price / year
$16,625Cost of attendance
$26,609Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.9%Completion rate
38.2%Admission rate
2,220Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

17thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$16,748Year 1
$31,592Year 4
$26,609Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$82,4932Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$42,7953Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$41,6814Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$38,4205Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$37,5226Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$36,0667Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$34,1598Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · Bachelor's Degree$28,461

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in PR

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Guayama, PR

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama

Annual net price
$9,316
Observed earnings · year 5
$26,368
Modeled 10-year ROI
-186%
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Aguadilla, PR

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla

Annual net price
$8,742
Observed earnings · year 5
$26,844
Modeled 10-year ROI
-184%
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Mercedita, PR

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Annual net price
$9,026
Observed earnings · year 5
$26,047
Modeled 10-year ROI
-188%
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San German, PR

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German

Annual net price
$9,148
Observed earnings · year 5
$25,581
Modeled 10-year ROI
-190%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$82,493Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$42,795$13,687
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,681$10,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$38,420$5,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$37,522$10,000
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$36,066Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$34,159Not available
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$28,461Not available
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$27,638$10,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$22,424Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$22,036$3,750
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$9,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's DegreeNot available$10,500

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.