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University of Puerto Rico-Carolina

PR · Public · Large suburb · 1,779 applicants 2023

53% admit rate SAT 785–1019 $18,229/yr at $110k+ income
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Match

Solid match for academically prepared students. Affordable for in-state families — net price averages ~$12,945/yr.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting (the two biggest majors)

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 785 (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
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
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.
52.7%
Moderately selective
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.
785–1019
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 $18,229/yr at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina. 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
$18,229/yr
Family income $75-110k
$16,900/yr
Family income $48-75k
$15,267/yr
Family income $30-48k
$13,001/yr
Family income $0-30k
$12,287/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, largely in-state for publics; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina

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

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
100 degrees · 34.5%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
86 degrees · 29.7%
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.
3. Psychology
64 degrees · 22.1%
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.
4. Communications Technologies
24 degrees · 8.3%
Broadcast tech, sound engineering, AV production.
5. Visual & Performing Arts
16 degrees · 5.5%
Highly variable. Steady-pay roles cluster in design, illustration, production. Performance careers have very wide income distributions.

💼 What those majors earn here

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

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Hospitality Administration/Management. Bachelor's Degree 59 — $36,742
Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree 78 — $32,928
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. Bachelor's Degree 86 — $26,214
Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree 31 — $22,039
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 29 — $21,492
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. Bachelor's Degree 15 — $18,739

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 →

Alternatives to University of Puerto Rico-Carolina

Matched not just by selectivity, but by strategic goal — what a family actually decides on.

🏆 Better merit-aid options
These similar-selectivity schools publish merit scholarships your family can plan around — your kid’s stats could unlock real scholarship dollars.
Alabama State University
AL · Public
3 stats-based merit scholarships
Texas State University
TX · Public
3 stats-based merit scholarships
🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state and similar selectivity, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
PR · Public
82% admit rate (vs 53% here)
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
PR · Public
96% admit rate (vs 53% here)

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