Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro

San Juan, PR · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$296,692 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
−135%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,246Observed 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
−$296,692at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$219,1520
2
4
6
8
−$296,69210
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$9,788
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,837
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,788Average net price / year
$16,837Cost of attendance
$37,246Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.8%Completion rate
69.7%Admission rate
2,607Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

33thEarnings percentile
22thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$21,452Year 1
$37,728Year 4
$37,246Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Associate's Degree$51,6312Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$48,4933Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$44,9074Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$44,6525Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Graduate/Professional Certificate$43,7536Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$43,7187Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$40,3748Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$40,066

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.

Mayaguez, PR

Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

Annual net price
$9,919
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,182
Modeled 10-year ROI
-136%
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Bayamon, PR

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

Annual net price
$9,284
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,793
Modeled 10-year ROI
-152%
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Santurce, PR

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Annual net price
$12,924
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,624
Modeled 10-year ROI
-149%
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Bayamon, PR

Universidad Central Del Caribe

Annual net price
$8,524
Observed earnings · year 5
$31,198
Modeled 10-year ROI
-164%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree$51,631$18,330
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree$48,493Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$44,907Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree$44,652Not available
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsGraduate/Professional Certificate$43,753Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$43,718$16,040
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$40,374$15,499
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$40,066Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$39,523$14,190
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$38,200Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$37,894$14,750
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$37,149$10,999
Natural SciencesBachelor's Degree$36,327$16,666
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$35,517$13,500
Education, OtherMaster's Degree$35,350Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$33,295Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$32,054Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$30,659$11,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$27,039Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$26,682Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$6,763
MusicBachelor's DegreeNot available$11,875
MarketingBachelor's DegreeNot available$8,666

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.