Puerto Rico · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

San Juan, Puerto Rico. 295 undergraduate students. 8 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

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.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.4k → $3.9k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (8.3% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-11%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (25.0% → 22.2%).

COMPLETION DROP · TRENDING WORSE-7pp

150%-time completion

150%-time completion fell 7 pp at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music vs the 2018–2022 baseline (57.1% vs 64.3%).

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.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$19,474+97% · 6→10y
Puerto Rico median $23,370
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$9,910
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
57.1%+33% · '98→'24
Puerto Rico median 52.5%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$8,750+238% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
295+35% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
100.0%+25% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
81.0%+48% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$3,370+179% · '00→'24
out-of-state $3,370
SECTION 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
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

6.0%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $8,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $19,474 (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.

UNDERGRAD · 19962009373
40321419962009
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1998202466.7%
81%19%19982024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$8,875
$11,000$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19982024+33%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · completion · 150% rose

50.0% → 66.7%

RETENTION · 20042024+25%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · retention rose

70.0% → 87.5%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962009+35%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · undergrad enrollment rose

276 → 373

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+179%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · in-state tuition rose

$1,210 → $3,370

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+218%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · out-of-state tuition rose

$1,210 → $3,850

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+238%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · median debt rose

$2,625 → $8,875

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · cohort default rate fell

11.4% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20112020+50%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · earnings_median_8yr rose

$15,100 → $22,616

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20112020-29%

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music · earnings_median_6yr fell

$14,200 → $9,910

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.

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

1 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

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
$122,623
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 9year 0year 39
Cost per year
$7,175
HS-only baseline · PR
$22,400
Years to complete
4
CIP family
50

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music graduates earn $X” — not “Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music 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.

Methodology →