-27%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 27% at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce vs the 2003–2007 baseline (3.8k vs 5.3k).
Puerto Rico · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico. 3,827 undergraduate students. 107 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
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.
+20%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce rose 20% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.5k → $6.7k).
+20%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce rose 20% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.5k → $6.7k).
+11%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce rose 11% between 2017 and 2020 ($14.0k → $15.5k).
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.
$24,908+21% · 6→10y
Puerto Rico median $23,370$20,637
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry47.9%+32% · '02→'24
Puerto Rico median 52.5%$11,337+343% · '97→'20
At program completion3,827-20% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS78.9%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time90.3%+17% · '01→'24
latest cohort$6,340+71% · '00→'24
out-of-state $6,340SECTION 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
6.1%Median federal debt $11,337 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $24,908 (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.
+32%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · completion · 150% rose
36.9% → 48.6%
+71%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · in-state tuition rose
$3,880 → $6,650
+71%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,880 → $6,650
+343%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · median debt rose
$3,500 → $15,500
-100%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · cohort default rate fell
22.7% → 0.0%
+20%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · earnings_median_10yr rose
$20,700 → $24,908
+37%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · earnings_median_8yr rose
$17,500 → $23,976
+27%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · earnings_median_6yr rose
$16,300 → $20,637
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.
Architecture.$56,264Biotechnology.$49,021Law.$41,051Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$39,353Chemistry.$37,132Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$36,244Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$33,724Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$33,131Biology, General.$32,165Management Information Systems and Services.$31,520Human Resources Management and Services.$29,663Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$28,596Curriculum and Instruction.$27,095Accounting and Related Services.$26,956Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$26,591Educational Administration and Supervision.$25,602Psychology, General.$25,518Human Resources Management and Services.$25,381Criminal Justice and Corrections.$23,955Criminology.$23,614Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.$23,029Business Administration, Management and Operations.$22,708Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$22,319Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.$19,220
Showing top 24 of 25 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
25 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.$19,220Accounting and Related Services.$26,956Business Administration, Management and Operations.$22,708Human Resources Management and Services.$25,381Human Resources Management and Services.$29,663Management Information Systems and Services.$31,520
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
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
$132,317
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 16
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,608
- HS-only baseline · PR
- $22,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 26
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
“Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce graduates earn $X” — not “Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce 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.