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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

⌖ Mercedita, PR · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$405,634 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
−188%Modeled 10-year ROI
$26,047Observed 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
−$405,634at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$216,1040
2
4
6
8
−$405,63410
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$9,026
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,065
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,026Average net price / year
$16,065Cost of attendance
$26,047Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.4%Completion rate
33.7%Admission rate
2,404Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

16thEarnings percentile
26thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$27,924Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$8,250Median federal debt across categories that report debt
0%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$16,025Year 1
$29,403Year 4
$26,047Year 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.

1Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$49,7092Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$41,3203Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$33,8884Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$33,1565Security Science and Technology · Bachelor's Degree$31,1816Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$29,4607Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$29,2128Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$27,924

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Annual net price
$9,148
Observed earnings · year 5
$25,581
Modeled 10-year ROI
-190%
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Annual net price
$9,316
Observed earnings · year 5
$26,368
Modeled 10-year ROI
-186%
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Annual net price
$9,217
Observed earnings · year 5
$26,609
Modeled 10-year ROI
-185%
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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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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$49,709$8,375
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,320$13,250
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$33,888$11,328
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$33,156$8,250
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree$31,181$6,325
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$29,460$8,660
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$29,212$9,833
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$27,924$8,400
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$27,797$4,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree$27,248Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$26,475$8,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$24,524$5,500
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$22,300Not available
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$18,319$3,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$12,551$6,125

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.