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University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla

Aguadilla, PR · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$411,710 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
−195%Modeled 10-year ROI
$24,935Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$411,710at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$211,0600
2
4
6
8
−$411,71010
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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.

Published in-state tuition$5,954
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,954
Sticker price
Average net price$7,765
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,498
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,765Average net price / year
$14,498Cost of attendance
$24,935Median earnings · year 5 after completion
46.3%Completion rate
81.4%Admission rate
1,883Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

14thEarnings percentile
32thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$13,499Year 1
$29,117Year 4
$24,935Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$35,2122Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$34,6573Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$31,2954Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$29,8995Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$29,5006Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$29,4557Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$28,4888Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$27,189

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

San Juan, PR

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

Annual net price
$7,260
Observed earnings · year 5
$25,238
Modeled 10-year ROI
-195%
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San Juan, PR

Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico

Annual net price
$5,669
Observed earnings · year 5
$25,164
Modeled 10-year ROI
-198%
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Ponce, PR

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

Annual net price
$10,990
Observed earnings · year 5
$24,386
Modeled 10-year ROI
-192%
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Guayama, PR

Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama

Annual net price
$4,450
Observed earnings · year 5
$28,401
Modeled 10-year ROI
-184%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree$35,212Not available
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$34,657Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$31,295$5,500
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$29,899Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$29,500$5,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$29,455$7,250
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$28,488$5,500
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$27,189$4,500
MarketingBachelor's Degree$27,076$5,500
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$26,438Not available
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree$25,817Not available
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBachelor's Degree$20,209$10,000

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.