Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$401,708 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
−178%Modeled 10-year ROI
$27,430Observed 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
−$401,708at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$226,0080
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4
6
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−$401,70810
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$6,550
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,550
Sticker price
Average net price$11,502
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,605
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,502Average net price / year
$18,605Cost of attendance
$27,430Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.9%Completion rate
99.2%Admission rate
555Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

18thEarnings percentile
24thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$13,674Year 1
$27,811Year 4
$27,430Year 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.

1Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$34,9412Special Education and Teaching · Bachelor's Degree$34,6453Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$33,0664Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$31,1585Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$28,5236Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$27,2057Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$24,4128Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$24,118

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.

Arecibo, PR

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Annual net price
$11,117
Observed earnings · year 5
$27,430
Modeled 10-year ROI
-178%
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Ponce, PR

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Annual net price
$13,192
Observed earnings · year 5
$27,430
Modeled 10-year ROI
-175%
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Arecibo, PR

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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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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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$34,941Not available
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$34,645Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$33,066Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$31,158$18,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$28,523$19,040
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$27,205$18,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$24,412$14,357
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$24,118$12,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$23,351$14,150
CriminologyBachelor's Degree$22,958$12,250
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$19,099$17,500
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$11,092Not available
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$15,000

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.