Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Mercedita, PR

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,934
Graduate Enrollment: 480
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Midsize (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)
Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 61.63%

Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)

First generation college students: 33.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 10.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2016)

Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 28.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 8.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 2.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 1.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 0.3%
Black: 0.1%
Hispanic: 99.6%
Asian: 0.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
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): $14,985
In-State tuition: $5,292
Out-of-State tuition: $5,292

Estimated books and supplies: $2,135 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,618 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $17,094 (2017)
Median Family Income: $11,802 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 82.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 15.4%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $6,375 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $68 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,679
$30k-48k $9,172
$48k-75k $10,806
$75k-110k $13,782
$110k+ $0

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 12%
6-year graduation rate: 40%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 52.9% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $6,375 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $3,550 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $5,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $4,750 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 46.6% (2015)
@3 year 49.4% (2015)
@5 year 52.9% (2015)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 33.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 31.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $15,459 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $22,646 (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)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 12
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 41 $13,250 $119 $24,140 ($2,012)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 11
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 128 $8,250 $53 $18,699 ($1,558) $26,994 ($2,250)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. 8
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 8 $9,098 ($758)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 28 $19,913 ($1,659)
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 43 $6,125 $61 $9,574 ($798) $11,984 ($999)
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 15
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 25 $8,400 $90 $15,005 ($1,250) $21,739 ($1,812)
Associate's Degree Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions. 17 $12,543 ($1,045)
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 10
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 59 $5,500 $58 $14,668 ($1,222) $20,894 ($1,741)
Associate's Degree Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 6
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 44 $4,500 $45 $16,964 ($1,414) $19,954 ($1,663)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 44 $8,660 $83 $20,969 ($1,747) $26,110 ($2,176)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 4
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 6
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 27 $11,328 $112 $19,023 ($1,585)
Bachelor's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 6
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 8
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 1
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 8
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 23 $8,375 $80 $30,421 ($2,535)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 10
Master's Degree Marketing. 3
Associate's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 5
Associate's Degree Computer Science. 7
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 28 $9,833 $98 $28,778 ($2,398)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 40 $3,500 $37 $7,996 ($666)
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 8
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 5
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 2
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 9
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 10
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 36 $8,250 $75 $14,426 ($1,202) $19,207 ($1,601)
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Biotechnology. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 12


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $49,563
Full time faculty: 100%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 24.0

School's endowment start of year: $0 (2011)
School's endowment end of year: $0 (2011)