Caribbean University-Vega Baja

Vega Baja, PR

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 118
Graduate Enrollment: 16
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential // full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)

First generation college students: 49.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2016)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 24.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 5.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 2.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 1.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 0.0%
Black: 0.0%
Hispanic: 100.0%
Asian: 0.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 0.0%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 0.0%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $9,053
In-State tuition: $5,497
Out-of-State tuition: $5,497

Estimated books and supplies: $1,100 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $6,007 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $12,458 (2017)
Median Family Income: $0 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 82.3%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 60.8%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $10,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $111 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $2,285
$30k-48k $0
$48k-75k $0
$75k-110k $0
$110k+ $0

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 8%
6-year graduation rate: 17%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 47.8% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $10,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $6,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $7,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 34.7% (2015)
@3 year 41.0% (2017)
@5 year 38.7% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 23.4% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 24.5% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $14,339 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $20,783 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 2
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 1 $228 $21,988 ($1,832) $23,829 ($1,986)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 2 $15,281 ($1,273)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 2
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 5 $13,500 $134 $25,723 ($2,144)
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 16 $7,500 $80 $21,849 ($1,821)
Associate's Degree Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 3 $8,000 $85 $16,130 ($1,344)
Bachelor's Degree Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 16 $15,250 $162 $10,187 ($849) $22,158 ($1,847)
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 1
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 2 $29,621 ($2,468)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 3 $21,234 ($1,770)
Bachelor's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 1


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $19,665
Full time faculty: 0%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 11.0

School's endowment start of year: $2,156 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $2,158 (2022)