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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (47% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce grads earn $768 more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's ($31,394 vs. $30,626)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce$31.4K
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina$30.6K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce47%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina46%
Retention rate
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce73%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina71%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce$5.5K
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina$5.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce8%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina3%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Puerto Rico at PonceNot reported
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina$4.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce12%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina31%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce47%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina42%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce7%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce44%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina37%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce62%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina41%
Pell graduation gap
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce18 pts lower
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina3 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Puerto Rico at PonceU. Puerto Rico-Carolina
WhiteNot reportedNot reported
AsianNot reportedNot reported
Hispanic/Latino46%37%
BlackNot reportedNot reported
Two or more racesNot reportedNot reported
InternationalNot reportedNot reported

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why