+84%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at NUC University rose 84% between 2021 and 2024 ($6.9k → $12.7k).
Puerto Rico · Private for-profit · Predominantly certificates
NUC University
Bayamon, Puerto Rico. 25,881 undergraduate students. 79 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at NUC University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at NUC University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (5.0% → 0.0%).
+16%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at NUC University rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($12.0k → $13.9k).
-13%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at NUC University fell 13% between 2021 and 2024 (62.7% → 54.4%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Puerto Rico
Each tile compares this institution to the Puerto Rico median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$24,785+2% · 6→10y
Puerto Rico median $23,370$24,259
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry56.2%+72% · '99→'24
Puerto Rico median 52.5%$9,500+485% · '97→'20
At program completion25,881+185% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS55.8%+33% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—-45% · '01→'19
latest cohort$8,054+243% · '00→'24
out-of-state $9,884SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.1%Median federal debt $9,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $24,785 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+72%
NUC University · completion · 150% rose
31.6% → 54.4%
+40%
NUC University · completion · 100% rose
18.2% → 25.5%
+33%
NUC University · retention rose
48.0% → 64.0%
+185%
NUC University · undergrad enrollment rose
945 → 2,692
+243%
NUC University · in-state tuition rose
$3,700 → $12,698
+274%
NUC University · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,700 → $13,853
+485%
NUC University · median debt rose
$1,625 → $9,500
-100%
NUC University · cohort default rate fell
27.8% → 0.0%
+45%
NUC University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$17,100 → $24,785
+50%
NUC University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$16,100 → $24,123
+70%
NUC University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$13,700 → $24,259
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$43,680Business Administration, Management and Operations.$43,562Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$42,697Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.$42,315Computer Programming.$39,908Health and Medical Administrative Services.$37,151Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$32,153Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$32,004Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$31,540Criminal Justice and Corrections.$29,541Marketing.$29,530Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$27,214Criminal Justice and Corrections.$27,139Health and Medical Administrative Services.$26,928Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$26,837Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$26,248Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$25,528Accounting and Related Services.$24,890Accounting and Related Services.$24,132Health and Medical Administrative Services.$23,428Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.$23,240Business Administration, Management and Operations.$21,730Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$21,411Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$20,747
Showing top 24 of 34 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
34 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$31,540Health and Medical Administrative Services.$26,928Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$27,214Health and Medical Administrative Services.$23,428Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.$16,196Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$19,086Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$21,411Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$26,248Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$16,016Health and Medical Administrative Services.$37,151Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$16,153Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$17,845
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$43,680Business Administration, Management and Operations.$43,562Accounting and Related Services.$24,890Accounting and Related Services.$24,132Business Administration, Management and Operations.$21,730Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$20,747Marketing.$29,530
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at NUC University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
-$134,239
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
—
Doesn’t reach breakeven within the horizon
- Cost per year
- $8,947
- HS-only baseline · PR
- $22,400
- Years to complete
- 1
- CIP family
- 12
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Puerto Rico
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“NUC University graduates earn $X” — not “NUC University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending NUC University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.