10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$333,010at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
⌖ San Juan, PR · 40 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$333,010 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
−154%Modeled 10-year ROI
$33,369Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$9,175Average net price / year
$15,118Cost of attendance
$33,369Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.3%Completion rate
54.6%Admission rate
8,572Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$15,537Year 1
$36,313Year 4
$33,369Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Public Administration · Master's Degree$59,6952Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$57,8513Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$57,6194Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$57,2015Law · Master's Degree$54,3706Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$54,1027Psychology, General · Doctoral Degree$47,4708Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$46,038Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PR
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Bayamon, PR
University of Puerto Rico
- Annual net price
- $8,484
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,304
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -164%
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
- Annual net price
- $10,176
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $29,334
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -171%
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
- Annual net price
- $10,680
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $29,208
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -171%
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
- Annual net price
- $12,675
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $29,478
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -167%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $59,695 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,851 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $57,619 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,201 | $5,750 |
| Law | Master's Degree | $54,370 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $54,102 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Doctoral Degree | $47,470 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $46,038 | $5,500 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $44,338 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $43,731 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $41,417 | $7,500 |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $40,414 | Not available |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $40,173 | $5,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $40,152 | $5,500 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $40,076 | Not available |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $39,675 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $38,827 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $35,519 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $35,481 | Not available |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $35,103 | Not available |
| Environmental Design | Bachelor's Degree | $35,023 | $5,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $34,844 | $5,500 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $34,329 | Not available |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $33,957 | $5,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $33,833 | Not available |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | $33,207 | Not available |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $32,524 | Not available |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $32,433 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $31,943 | Not available |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $31,930 | $5,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $31,848 | $5,500 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $31,499 | Not available |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $30,145 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $30,052 | $5,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $29,950 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $26,341 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $25,442 | $5,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $24,409 | $5,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $24,071 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $21,825 | Not available |
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.