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Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico

San Juan, PR · official site ↗

PublicSpecial Focus: Technology-RelatedSmall
19
Fin. Resilience
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vs. 20 peers in its group

Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico is a public institution in San Juan, PR, classified by Carnegie as “Special Focus: Technology-Related.”

It enrolls about 466 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 20 peer institutions (All public 4-year institutions).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 19 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.

Its strongest standing relative to peers is admission yield (100%, 100th percentile).

Its weakest is avg monthly faculty salary ($3,063).

Ibex's cross-metric scan flags: Undergrad enrollment down 16% since 2016.

Peer group

All public 4-year institutions

20 institutions

Undergrad enrollment down 16% since 2016
Policy & demographic exposure

How exposed Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax and Grad PLUS elimination and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.

Structural risk indexAn indicative 0–100 structural-risk index (higher = more pressure) blending operating margin, months of cash cushion, tuition dependency and the home-state enrollment cliff. Screens for the financial and demographic strain that precedes closures and mergers — directional, not a prediction.
39
Elevated

Indicative signals, not forecasts — see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax and Grad PLUS figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.

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Financial Health Index
4.5
on a −4 to 10 scale
Financial Health IndexStable

NACUBO Composite Financial Index — the balance-sheet health score accreditors and institutional boards use to gauge financial health; bond-rating agencies track similar ratios. 82nd percentile of 20 peers. Carries little or no plant debt, so the viability ratio is excluded and weights re-normalized.

Primary reserve 55%0 mo
Return on net assets 30%100%
Operating result 15%97.5%

Composite of four ratios on a strength-factor scale (−4 weak → 10 strong): below 3 falls short of the threshold for financial health, below 1 signals acute stress, and above 6 is strong. Computed from IPEDS FY2022-23, the most recent finance release (it lags the current year by 2–3 years). Branch campuses that report finances at a parent/system level can show distorted ratios. For informational benchmarking, not a credit rating or financial advice.

Revenue composition
Where the money comes from $9.1M total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Government appropriations is the largest single source at 33% of revenue.

Government appropriations33.3%
Government grants & contracts32.1%
Other revenue16.5%
Tuition & fees15.6%
Investment return2.5%

Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.

Net price by income
Average net price by family income After grant & scholarship aid · Scorecard 2024-25
$0–30K$5,208
$30–48K$6,026
$48–75K$6,821
$75–110K$7,684

Average annual net price (total cost minus grant and scholarship aid) paid by federal-aid recipients in each family-income band. Lower-income bands often pay less where need-based aid is strong.

Financial Health
Net tuition revenue / FTETuition revenue per full-time-equivalent student after institutional aid/discounts — what tuition actually nets.
Below peers
$2,749
15th percentile in peer grouppeer median $6,102
Instructional spend / FTESpending on instruction per FTE student — how much of the budget reaches the classroom.
Below peers
$3,754
10th percentile in peer grouppeer median $15,012
Endowment (end of year)Total endowment value at year end — long-term invested wealth that funds operations and cushions shocks.
Average
$3.1M
33rd percentile in peer grouppeer median $9.3M
In-state tuition & feesPublished in-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$4,902
31st percentile in peer grouppeer median $6,362
Out-of-state tuition & feesPublished out-of-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$8,502
23rd percentile in peer grouppeer median $10,588
Avg annual cost of attendanceAverage total annual cost — tuition, fees and living costs — before aid.
$9,057
8th percentile in peer grouppeer median $13,956
Avg monthly faculty salaryAverage monthly salary of full-time faculty (IPEDS) — a proxy for faculty investment.
Below peers
$3,063
5th percentile in peer grouppeer median $8,627
Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.
Average net priceAverage yearly price families actually pay after grants and scholarships.
Strong
$5,669
15th percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,260
Endowment per undergradEndowment divided by undergraduate headcount — endowment wealth behind each undergrad.
Average
$6,612
33rd percentile in peer grouppeer median $9,531
Operating marginNet surplus as a share of total revenue — whether the institution runs in the black.
Strong
17.1%
89th percentile in peer grouppeer median 5.4%
Net surplus as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23): (total revenues − total expenses) ÷ total revenues. A surplus above 4% is strong; a thin surplus near 0% leaves little margin for shocks.
Tuition dependencyTuition's share of total revenue — how exposed the budget is to enrollment swings.
15.6%
28th percentile in peer grouppeer median 22.8%
Tuition & fees as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23). Higher = more exposed to enrollment swings.
State appropriations shareState appropriations' share of total revenue — material for public institutions, near zero for private.
33.3%
39th percentile in peer grouppeer median 37.3%
State appropriations as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23). Material for public institutions; ~0 for private.
Months of operating cushionMonths of operating expenses covered by expendable reserves — the institution's cash cushion.
Thin
0 mo
36th percentile in peer grouppeer median 1 mo
How many months of operating expenses the institution could cover from expendable reserves (IPEDS FY2022-23 primary reserve ratio × 12). About 5 months — one semester — is the accreditor benchmark for solid footing; below ~3 months is thin. A negative figure means expendable reserves are themselves negative.
Return on net assetsChange in net assets over the year — whether the institution grew wealthier.
Strong
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 4.5%
Change in total net assets ÷ net assets (IPEDS FY2022-23) — whether the institution grew wealthier over the year. 2–4% is adequate; above 4% is strong.
Endowment per FTE studentEndowment per full-time-equivalent student — the FTE-correct measure of endowment wealth per student.
Average
$8,351
40th percentile in peer grouppeer median $11,666
End-of-year endowment ÷ 12-month FTE enrollment — endowment wealth per full-time-equivalent student. The FTE-correct companion to endowment-per-undergraduate; FTE counts graduate and part-time load, so research universities look less wealthy on this basis than on a headcount basis.
Structural risk indexAn indicative 0–100 structural-risk index (higher = more pressure) blending operating margin, months of cash cushion, tuition dependency and the home-state enrollment cliff. Screens for the financial and demographic strain that precedes closures and mergers — directional, not a prediction.
Elevated
39
— percentile in peer group
An indicative 0–100 structural-risk index (higher = more pressure), an equal-weight blend of the stress signals we measure: thin or negative operating margin, low months of operating cushion, high tuition dependency, and a shrinking home-state high-school-graduate pipeline (enrollment cliff). Averaged over whichever signals are available (at least two required). It screens for the financial and demographic pressures that precede closures and mergers — a directional indicator, NOT a prediction that any institution will close, and not a credit rating.
Graduation & completion
Graduation rate · first-time, full-time
44.8%

44.8% graduate within 6 years (150% of normal time)
3% on-time, within 4 years (100%)
Counts only students who entered full-time as first-time freshmen and earned a bachelor's here — the conventional headline rate. Excludes part-time entrants and transfer-ins.

Completion rate · all students
44.5%

44.5% earned a degree or certificate within 8 years (IPEDS Outcome Measures)
The broader cohort — also counts part-time entrants and transfer-ins, and any credential. More inclusive, so it can run higher than the graduation rate.

Why two numbers? They measure different students over different windows, so they are not directly comparable. The graduation rate is the standard federal headline but tracks only first-time, full-time students through a bachelor's; the all-students completion rate adds the part-time and transfer students it leaves out, over a longer window. Read each for what it covers. Source: U.S. Department of Education — IPEDS Graduation Rates & Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard.

Enrollment & Pipeline
Undergraduate enrollmentNumber of degree-seeking undergraduates (IPEDS fall headcount). A size measure, not a quality signal.
466
44th percentile in peer grouppeer median 564
Admission rateShare of applicants offered admission. Lower means more selective; open-admission schools report none.
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 78.3%
First-year retentionShare of first-time, full-time freshmen who return for a second year — an early signal of student fit and support.
Strong
72.3%
71st percentile in peer grouppeer median 69.7%
Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time)Of first-time, full-time freshmen, the share who earn a bachelor's at this institution within six years (150% of normal time) — the conventional headline graduation rate. It counts only first-time, full-time students and excludes part-time entrants and transfer-ins, who are captured instead by the all-students completion rate.
Average
44.8%
62nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 36.1%
Graduation rate (4-yr on-time · first-time, full-time)Of first-time, full-time freshmen, the share who earn a bachelor's within four years (100% of normal time) — the 'on-time' rate. It runs well below the six-year rate because many students take a fifth or sixth year; same first-time, full-time cohort as the six-year rate.
Below peers
3%
17th percentile in peer grouppeer median 19.6%
Pell recipient shareShare of undergraduates on a federal Pell Grant — a proxy for the share from lower-income families.
78.1%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 29.5%
12-month FTE enrollmentFull-time-equivalent enrollment over the full year — the denominator for per-student finance measures.
369
15th percentile in peer grouppeer median 657
Full-time-equivalent enrollment over the full 12-month year (IPEDS 12-month enrollment, 2022-23). Counts part-time students at their fractional load, so it runs above fall full-time headcount and is the denominator used for per-student finance measures.
Student-faculty ratioStudents per instructional faculty member — lower usually means smaller classes and more contact.
10:1
53rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 10:1
Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.
Completion rate (all students · 8-yr)Of ALL entering degree-seeking undergraduates — full- and part-time, first-time and transfer-in — the share who earned a degree or certificate at this institution within eight years (IPEDS Outcome Measures). Broader than the graduation rate, which counts only first-time, full-time students, so the two are measured on different students and are not directly comparable.
Average
44.5%
53rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 44.5%
Share of ALL entering degree-seeking undergraduates — full- and part-time, first-time and transfer-in — who earned a degree or certificate at this institution within eight years (IPEDS Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard). Broader and more inclusive than the graduation-rate figures, which count only first-time, full-time students entering a bachelor's program — so the two are measured on different groups of students and are not directly comparable.
Admission yield
Strong
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 54.5%
Share of admitted students who enrolled (IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023): students who enrolled ÷ students admitted. A demand signal — how many accepted offers the institution converts to enrollment. Higher yield generally reflects stronger demand, though binding early-decision programs and price positioning can inflate it. Open-admission institutions do not report admissions and show none.
Student body
Undergraduate race & ethnicity IPEDS 2024-25
Hispanic/Latino98.7%
White0.6%
Black0.4%
Asian0.2%

Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.

Student Outcomes & Risk
Median earnings (10 yr)Median earnings of former students ten years after first enrolling (working, federally-aided students).
Below peers
$21,790
12th percentile in peer grouppeer median $46,600
Share taking federal loansShare of students taking out federal loans — a borrowing-reliance signal.
0%
13th percentile in peer grouppeer median 18.3%
Full-time faculty shareShare of faculty employed full-time — higher generally means more availability and continuity.
Strong
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 62.6%
Return on credentialMedian 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (annual cost × 4) — a rough payback ratio for the degree.
Average
0.60×
54th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.60×
Median 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (average annual cost × 4). A rough payback ratio: 1.0× means a graduate's annual 10-year earnings roughly equal the full four-year sticker cost. Earnings reflect federally-aided students; cost of attendance is the published sticker price before aid, so this is conservative relative to what families net of aid pay.
Top fields of study (bachelor's)

Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico’s largest fields by completions, with graduate earnings (4 years out) and debt benchmarked against the same field at its peer group. Sparklines show the 8-year completions trend.

FieldCompletions / yrMedian earnings, 4 yrs outMedian debtEarnings premiumRisk score
Visual & Performing Arts54$23,252
11th pct · 9 peers
—Above benchmark +41%Low · 24

All 1 top fields shown clear the PR state earnings-premium benchmark (indicative).

Earnings-premium status is an indicative estimate: median graduate earnings four years out vs the PR state median earnings of a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or a bachelor’s-degree holder (graduate credentials) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2022 ACS 5-year). The official U.S. Department of Education determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

The risk score (0–100) is an indicative blend of earnings-premium margin and the five-year completions trend—higher means a field pays closer to (or below) the benchmark and is shrinking. A directional screen, not an official determination.

See the interactive dashboard for all fields and credential levels (associate through doctoral). Source: College Scorecard Field of Study.

Frequently asked
How financially healthy is Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico?
On the NACUBO Composite Financial Index — the −4 to 10 balance-sheet score accreditors and institutional boards use — Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico scores 4.5 (Stable), computed from its IPEDS FY2022-23 finances. This is informational benchmarking, not a credit rating.
How selective is Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico?
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico admits about 100% of applicants, and roughly 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
What is Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico's student-faculty ratio?
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico reports a student-faculty ratio of 10:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) — that is, about 10 students for every instructional faculty member.
How much does Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico cost?
The average published cost of attendance is $9,057 and the average net price after aid is $5,669 (College Scorecard).
How much do Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico graduates earn?
Median earnings ten years after entry are $21,790 (College Scorecard), measured across students who received federal aid.
Are Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico's programs at risk under the federal earnings-premium test?
Indicatively, at Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico, the single largest field with available earnings data clears the PR state earnings-premium benchmark used by the 2025 federal test (effective July 1, 2026) — median graduate earnings (four years out) exceed those of a typical worker without the credential. This is an estimate using College Scorecard earnings vs ACS medians; the official Department of Education determination may differ.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite — see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.