Bachelor's · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Is Biology, General at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez worth it?
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The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Earnings are reported, but there isn't enough cost data to estimate payback.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $14,481
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $29,221
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $13,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $46k (likely $41k – $58k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 34%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- not reported / ≤ 10%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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AP classes
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Psychology
- AP Statistics
IB Higher Level
- Biology HL
- Chemistry HL
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Biology, General at other schools in Puerto Rico
- University of Puerto Rico at Cayey$41,763
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo$41,681
- University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez$40,422
- University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras$40,152
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon$36,882
- University of Puerto Rico-Humacao$35,613
- Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus$34,830
- University of Puerto Rico at Ponce$33,896
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce$33,156
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo$32,816