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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

95 Undergraduate Degrees
12 Graduate Degrees
$12,376 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
91% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

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Contact details for Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608, Ponce, PR 00717-9997
Phone: 787-841-2000
Website: www.pucpr.edu

How Do I Get Into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

You can apply to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce online at: www.pucpr.edu/admisiones/solicitud-admisiones/

Admission Requirements for Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program neither required nor recommended
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores recommended
TOEFL recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

91% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 91%, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Can I Afford Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

$12,376 Net Price
31% Take Out Loans
12.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is $12,376. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $3,616 a year. That adds up to $14,464 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is 12.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,282 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,889 undergraduate students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, with 4,282 being full-time and 607 being part-time.

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There are also 1,725 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,282 full-time undergraduates at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4,266
White 1
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Over 15 countries are represented at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Haiti, Venezuela, and Spain.

Online Learning at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

164 Took All Classes Online
1,865 Took At Least One Class Online
13.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,865 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce was 13.6%. This is the #1,101 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 5 22 0 0 27
Auditing 0 12 0 0 12
Entrepreneurship 0 12 0 0 12
Public Relations 0 11 0 0 11
Accounting and Business/Management 0 8 2 0 10
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 5 3 0 8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 7 0 0 7
General Business Administration and Management 0 4 1 1 6
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 4 0 0 4
Finance 0 1 2 0 3
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 0 0 3 0 3
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 2 0 0 2
Transportation/Mobility Management 0 1 0 0 1
Advertising 0 1 0 0 1
Interior Design Management 0 0 0 0 0
Business & Office Technology 0 0 0 0 0
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 0 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0
Tourism and Travel Services Management 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 90 11 1 107

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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