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University of Puerto Rico-Utuado

Utuado, Puerto Rico

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-274,017 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-491%
10-year ROI
$23,185
Median earnings as of 2024

The numbers behind the verdict

$13,648
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$23,185
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$3,500
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
23%
Graduation rate as of 2024
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
41%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
46%
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-274,017
After 10 years
$-492,167
After 20 years
$-710,317
After 30 years
$-928,467
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$20,723
Men
$27,672

25% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$24,101
Independent students
$23,052

4% gap between the two groups

27%
First-generation students
7%
Take federal student loans
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 1%Hispanic 80%Asian 1%Black 1%Other 17%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$13,564
$30k–$48k$13,567
$48k–$75k$14,709
$75k–$110k
$110k+

How University of Puerto Rico-Utuado compares

This college against the Puerto Rico and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of University of Puerto Rico-Utuado students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at University of Puerto Rico-Utuado

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's$25,675-808%Poor return
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's$20,695-990%Poor return

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ROI at University of Puerto Rico-Utuado

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Admissions & profile

64%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
325
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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