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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

PR · Private nonprofit · Mid-size city · 3,020 applicants 2023

90% admit rate SAT 1123–1336 $20,122/yr at $110k+ income
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Heavy discounting — aid recipients average ~$13,192/yr net; strong students should also check the merit grid.

✅ Best for

  • Solid academic profiles — the admitted-student bands above are within reach for strong students
  • Students drawn to Biological & Biomedical Sciences or Health Professions (the two biggest majors)

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 1123, or unweighted GPA below ~3.50 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
90.3%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
1123–1336
EBRW + Math composite
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

💰 The real cost

What families at your income actually pay

Above $110K income — where most Reach families sit — aid-receiving families average $20,122/yr at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. Lower brackets pay less — the full ladder is below. One caveat, once: every bracket figure here averages only the families in that bracket who received aid — it says nothing about whether your family will qualify.

🔎 Earning over $110K? You're above the top federal bracket — the median family headed by a 45-to-54-year-old (the prime college-parent years) earned about $134K in 2024, and the federal data lumps everyone from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Whether you'll get need aidGrant money based on your family's finances (via FAFSA and the college's own forms), not your student's stats. at this income is entirely college-specific: a few heavily-endowed schools meet full need well past $150K, while many others give little above the brackets shown — there, merit scholarships, where offered, become the realistic lever.

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Family income $110k+ most Reach families
$20,122/yr
Family income $75-110k
$18,329/yr
Family income $48-75k
$15,812/yr
Family income $30-48k
$13,341/yr
Family income $0-30k
$12,384/yr

Source: College Scorecard (NPT41–NPT45; Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates; suppressed brackets = small cohorts; the $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — the brackets haven't been refreshed since the early 2010s). Payoff multiple = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (4-yr cost); full price is the published cost of attendance; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
182 degrees · 37.8%
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
2. Health Professions
142 degrees · 29.5%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.
3. Business, Management, & Marketing
62 degrees · 12.9%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
4. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies
52 degrees · 10.8%
Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).
5. Psychology
44 degrees · 9.1%
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Architecture. Bachelor's Degree 27 $17,819 $45,710
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree 110 $12,033 $36,764
Special Education and Teaching. Bachelor's Degree 3 — $34,645
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. Bachelor's Degree 10 — $33,066
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 25 $15,925 $31,158
Management Information Systems and Services. Bachelor's Degree — — $30,298
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree 60 $19,848 $28,523
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree 189 $17,632 $27,205
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. Bachelor's Degree 26 — $24,451
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 9 $18,225 $24,412

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

CS degrees (annual)
2
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

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