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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Mercedita, PR · official site ↗

Private nonprofitBaccalaureate: Diverse FieldsMedium
8
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vs. 177 peers in its group

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is a private nonprofit institution in Mercedita, PR, classified by Carnegie as “Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields.”

It enrolls about 2,404 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 177 peer institutions (Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields · Private nonprofit).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 8 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 full-time faculty share (100%, 100th percentile).

Its weakest is median earnings (10 yr) ($26,721).

Ibex's cross-metric scan flags: Undergrad enrollment down 49% since 2016.

Peer group

Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields · Private nonprofit

177 institutions

Undergrad enrollment down 49% since 2016
Revenue composition
Where the money comes from $27.7M total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Tuition & fees is the largest single source at 63% of revenue.

Tuition & fees62.9%
Auxiliary enterprises20.4%
Government grants & contracts16.4%
Private gifts & grants0.2%
Other revenue0.0%

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$8,685
$30–48K$9,595
$48–75K$11,557
$75–110K$13,540

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
$6,051
8th percentile in peer grouppeer median $12,051
Instructional spend / FTESpending on instruction per FTE student — how much of the budget reaches the classroom.
Below peers
$3,759
9th percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,754
In-state tuition & feesPublished in-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$5,780
2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $26,792
Out-of-state tuition & feesPublished out-of-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$5,780
2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $26,792
Avg annual cost of attendanceAverage total annual cost — tuition, fees and living costs — before aid.
$16,065
4th percentile in peer grouppeer median $39,936
Avg monthly faculty salaryAverage monthly salary of full-time faculty (IPEDS) — a proxy for faculty investment.
Below peers
$5,587
28th percentile in peer grouppeer median $6,342
Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.
Average net priceAverage yearly price families actually pay after grants and scholarships.
Strong
$9,026
6th percentile in peer grouppeer median $20,796
Tuition discount rateInstitutional grant aid as a share of gross tuition (IPEDS, private nonprofits only) — the tuition-discount rate. The share of sticker tuition handed back as aid; a high rate (the national average is ~56%) signals heavy price competition for students.
Moderate
4.6%
10th percentile in peer grouppeer median 44.4%
Institutional grant aid as a share of gross tuition & fee revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23, FASB): allowances applied to tuition ÷ (net tuition revenue + those allowances) — the tuition-discount rate enrollment leaders track, i.e. the share of sticker tuition handed back as institutional aid. Private nonprofit institutions only; public (GASB) institutions report tuition differently and are not shown. The national private-college average is roughly 56% (NACUBO); above ~60% signals heavy price competition.
Administrative cost shareInstitutional support (central administration, governance, general administration, fundraising, and under FASB the operation & maintenance of plant) as a share of total expenses — private nonprofit (FASB) institutions only, where the figure is comparable. An informational gauge of administrative intensity, not a measure of waste.
14%
8th percentile in peer grouppeer median 23.2%
Institutional support — central administration, executive management, governance, general administration, fundraising and (under FASB rules) operation & maintenance of plant — as a share of total expenses (IPEDS FY2022-23, FASB). Private nonprofit institutions only: public (GASB) institutions report functional expenses on a different basis and frequently consolidate large hospital and auxiliary operations, which makes a comparable ratio unreliable, so they are not shown. Because FASB folds plant operations into institutional support, this runs higher than a narrow 'central-office' figure, and schools with sizable hospital or auxiliary operations show a lower ratio as those costs enlarge total expenses. An informational benchmark of administrative intensity, compared within the peer group — not a measure of waste or quality.
Graduation & completion
Graduation rate · first-time, full-time
41.4%

41.4% graduate within 6 years (150% of normal time)
8.8% 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%

44% 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.
2,404
96th percentile in peer grouppeer median 744
Admission rateShare of applicants offered admission. Lower means more selective; open-admission schools report none.
33.7%
4th percentile in peer grouppeer median 72.6%
First-year retentionShare of first-time, full-time freshmen who return for a second year — an early signal of student fit and support.
Average
68.7%
56th percentile in peer grouppeer median 66.8%
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
41.4%
41st percentile in peer grouppeer median 44.8%
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
8.8%
10th percentile in peer grouppeer median 30%
Pell recipient shareShare of undergraduates on a federal Pell Grant — a proxy for the share from lower-income families.
80.4%
96th percentile in peer grouppeer median 41%
Program concentration (HHI)How concentrated a school's annual completions are across academic fields, as a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (10,000 = one field, lower = many). Higher means more reliance on a few fields; lower means a diversified program portfolio.
Moderately concentrated
1,746
— percentile in peer group
How concentrated the institution's degree and certificate output is across academic fields (CIP 2-digit families), as a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index on the latest year's completions: 10,000 means every completion is in one field; lower means output is spread across many. A higher value means the school leans on fewer fields and is more exposed to demand shifts in them; a lower value reflects a broad program portfolio. Shown for institutions reporting at least 100 annual completions. A structural-diversification signal, not a measure of quality.
12-month FTE enrollmentFull-time-equivalent enrollment over the full year — the denominator for per-student finance measures.
3,206
98th percentile in peer grouppeer median 771
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.
22:1
98th percentile in peer grouppeer median 12:1
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%
43rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 47.4%
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
43%
83rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 20.5%
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/Latino99.6%
White0.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%

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
$26,721
4th percentile in peer grouppeer median $45,846
Median debt at graduationMedian federal loan debt graduates carry at the point they complete.
Strong
$6,375
2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $24,990
3-yr cohort default rateShare of borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment. Lower is better.
Strong
3.7%
7th percentile in peer grouppeer median 9.5%
Share of borrowers who defaulted within three years of entering repayment (U.S. Dept. of Education official cohort default rate). Shown for the FY2017 borrower cohort — the most recent cohort whose full three-year default window closed before the 2020-23 federal student-loan payment pause. More recent cohorts are reported by the College Scorecard at essentially 0%, but that reflects the payment pause (no payments were due, so almost no one could default), not borrower health, so the pre-pause cohort is the last meaningful reading. Lower is better.
Share taking federal loansShare of students taking out federal loans — a borrowing-reliance signal.
17.4%
6th percentile in peer grouppeer median 56.9%
Full-time faculty shareShare of faculty employed full-time — higher generally means more availability and continuity.
Strong
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 61.7%
Debt-to-earnings ratioMedian graduate debt divided by median earnings — how heavy the debt load is versus what graduates earn. Lower is better.
Strong
0.24×
3rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.51×
Return on credentialMedian 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (annual cost × 4) — a rough payback ratio for the degree.
Strong
0.42×
90th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.28×
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.
Field-demand outlook (10-yr)Employment-weighted 10-year BLS job-growth projection for the occupations this school's program mix feeds (U.S. all-occupations benchmark +3.1%). An indicative broad-field demand signal, not a program-specific or placement guarantee.
Outpaces job-market average
+4.9%
71st percentile in peer group
Projected 10-year (2024-34) change in U.S. employment for the occupations this institution's degrees and certificates feed, blended across its program mix. Built by mapping each CIP 2-digit field to its occupations via the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk, taking the employment-weighted average of each occupation's BLS-projected percent change, then weighting fields by the institution's latest-year completions. The U.S. all-occupations benchmark is 3.1%, so a higher value means the school's graduates concentrate in faster-growing labor markets. An INDICATIVE field-level signal at broad-field granularity — not a program-specific or graduate-specific projection, and not a placement or earnings guarantee. Structurally diffuse CIP families whose crosswalk maps to 'any job' are excluded from the signal: 05 Area/Ethnic/Gender Studies, 24 Liberal Arts & Humanities, and 30 Multi/Interdisciplinary. Shown where at least 50% of completions fall in fields with a coherent occupational mapping and the school reports 100+ annual completions.
Top fields of study (bachelor's)

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce’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
Business, Management & Marketing121$37,584
3th pct · 117 peers
—Above benchmark +129%Moderate · 37
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences86$25,516
2th pct · 64 peers
—Above benchmark +55%Moderate · 35
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting63$28,118
14th pct · 51 peers
—Above benchmark +71%Moderate · 48
Psychology61$41,320
26th pct · 54 peers
—Above benchmark +151%Low · 0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences53$33,156
13th pct · 31 peers
—Above benchmark +102%Low · 17
Computer & Information Sciences29$29,212
7th pct · 14 peers
—Above benchmark +78%Low · 25
Communication & Journalism14$27,248
4th pct · 27 peers
—Above benchmark +66%Low · 0
Education12———High · 100
Natural Resources & Conservation1———High · 100

All 7 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 selective is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce admits about 34% of applicants, and roughly 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
What is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's student-faculty ratio?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce reports a student-faculty ratio of 22:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) — that is, about 22 students for every instructional faculty member.
How much does Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce cost?
The average published cost of attendance is $16,065 and the average net price after aid is $9,026 (College Scorecard).
How much do Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce graduates earn?
Median earnings ten years after entry are $26,721 (College Scorecard), measured across students who received federal aid.
Are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's programs at risk under the federal earnings-premium test?
Indicatively, at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, all 7 of the largest fields with available earnings data clear 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.
Which schools are Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce's peers?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is benchmarked against 177 institutions in the Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields · Private nonprofit peer group; all percentiles and medians on this page are computed within that group.
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Flagler CollegeTrine UniversityOhio Northern UniversityBenedictine CollegeGrove City CollegeIndiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies

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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.