University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $5,024
    2024 Average Net Price
    $18,035
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    56.5%
    4,446 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    10,618
    89.8% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    49.1%
    1,036 Graduates

    About

    University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a higher education institution located in Mayagüez Municipio, PR. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez were Mechanical Engineering (175 degrees awarded), General Biological Sciences (124 degrees), and General Animal Sciences (98 degrees).

    In 2024, 1,729 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. 48.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 51.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was hispanic or latino (1,548 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is $5,024, which is $−18,976 less than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is $5,024, which is $18,976 less than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $18,035.

    In 2024, 76% of undergraduate students attending University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 9% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $5,024
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez was $5,024. The cost of tuition at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is $−18,976 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,000).

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    Average Net Price

    $18,035
    2024 Value
    40.3%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $18,035. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez grew by 40.3%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $11,385
    Room and Board
    $4,168
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez was of $11,385 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 2.01% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $4,168. The cost of books and supplies increased by 92.3% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    76%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    9%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    76% of undergraduate students at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2023, when 76% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez received 4,446 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 1.46% annual growth. Out of those 4,446 applicants, 2,513 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 56.5% acceptance rate.

    There were 10,618 students enrolled at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in 2024.

    University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has an overall enrollment yield of 70.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    56.5%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    2,513
    Accepted Out of 4,446

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez was 56.5% (2,513 admissions from 4,446 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 52.2%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 1.46%, while admissions grew by 9.93%.

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    Enrollment

    University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez had a total enrollment of 10,618 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is 9,531 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,087. This means that 89.8% of students enrolled at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, both undergraduate and graduate, is 91.3% Hispanic or Latino.

    Students enrolled at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Male (52%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (41.9%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (31.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (28.9%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    89.8%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 10,618 students. The full-time enrollment at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is 9,531 and the part-time enrollment is 1,087. This means that 89.8% of students enrolled at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are enrolled full-time compared with 67.1% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    87%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez was 87%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (73%), University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Hispanic or Latino
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    9,697 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is 91.3% Hispanic or Latino. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 47.4% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.6% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 649 students (6.11%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 53 fewer women than men received degrees from University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is hispanic or latino (1,548 degrees awarded).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is Mechanical Engineering (175 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (124 degrees) and General Animal Sciences (98 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Agriculture (220 degrees awarded), Engineering (644 degrees), and Physical Sciences (96 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Other managers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are Other managers (576,556 people), Software developers (575,085 people), Physicians (537,273 people), Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers (399,636 people), and Postsecondary teachers (326,401 people).

    The most specialized majors at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in 2024 are Agriculture (220 degrees awarded), Engineering (644 degrees), Physical Sciences (96 degrees), Biology (256 degrees), and Psychology (85 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Podiatrists, Physicians, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

    The most specialized majors at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are Agriculture (220 degrees awarded), Engineering (644 degrees), Physical Sciences (96 degrees), Biology (256 degrees), and Psychology (85 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (815,359 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (752,176 people), Elementary & secondary schools (667,266 people), Computer Systems Design (653,902 people), and Architectural, engineering & related services (532,632 people).

    The most specialized majors at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are Agriculture (220 degrees awarded), Engineering (644 degrees), Physical Sciences (96 degrees), Biology (256 degrees), and Psychology (85 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Mechanical Engineering
      175 degrees awarded
    2. General Biological Sciences
      124 degrees awarded
    3. General Animal Sciences
      98 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez was Mechanical Engineering with 175 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    891
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    838
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 891 degrees were awarded to men at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, which is 1.06 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (838).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 144 degrees were awarded to men at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in Mechanical Engineering, which is 3.69 times more than the 39 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 76 degrees were awarded to men at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in General Animal Sciences, which is 2.81 times more than the 27 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    3%
    100% Completion Time
    42%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 3% of students graduating from University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 42% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 48% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Masters Colleges and Universities Carnegie Classification group.

    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

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    Hispanic or Latino Female
    Highest Graduation Rate (59.9%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is Female and Hispanic or Latino (59.9% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Hispanic or Latino
    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1,548 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is hispanic or latino (1,548 degrees awarded).

    7.17% of degree recipients (124 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. Hispanic or Latino Female
      1,015 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino Female
      976 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino Female
      953 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is hispanic or latino female (1,015 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (976 degrees).

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    Operations

    University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has an endowment valued at nearly $171k, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 129k (75.8%) compared to the 9.2% average return (4.22M on 45.9M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

    In 2024, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez had a total salary expenditure of 164M. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez employs 290 Professors, 78 Assistant professors and 47 Instructors. Most academics at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are Male Professor (194), Female Professor (96), and Female Assistant professor (45).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez are: Office and Administrative Support, with 456 employees, Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance, with 265 employees, and Service with 192 employees.

    Endowment

    $171k
    2024 Endowment
    67.7%
    decline from 2023

    University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has an endowment valued at about $171k, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez declined 67.7% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $45.7M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $101M
    2024 Salaries
    0.303%
    decline from 2023

    In 2024, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez paid a median of $101M in salaries, which represents 61.6% of their overall expenditure ($164M) and a 0.303% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.03% decline between 2022 and 2023, and a 0.197% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $35M
    Instructional Salaries
    459
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez paid a total of $35M to 459 employees working as instructors, which represents 34.7% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $965k (3.13%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez were Office and Administrative Support with 456 employees, Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance with 265 employees, and Service with 192 employees.

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