This guide covers the real cost of attending Caribbean University-Bayamon, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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Published attendance costs at Caribbean University-Bayamon works out to about $9,748.00 annually.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $8,844.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $904.00 |
| Total cost | $9,748.00 |
| That is 70% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $9,748.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$5,170.00 |
| Net price | $4,578.00 |
| That is 86% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at a recent average of 18.9% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Freshman year | $5,442.00 | $5,442.00 | $11,588.00 |
| Senior year | $9,141.00 | $9,141.00 | $19,464.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $28,741.00 | $28,741.00 | $61,199.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,949.00 | $10,949.00 | $23,315.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $331.00 | $331.00 | $704.00 |
| Total amount paid | $39,691.00 | $39,691.00 | $84,514.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Freshman year | $5,442.00 | $5,442.00 | $11,588.00 |
| Senior year | $6,469.00 | $6,469.00 | $13,774.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $11,911.00 | $11,911.00 | $25,362.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $4,538.00 | $4,538.00 | $9,662.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $137.00 | $137.00 | $292.00 |
| Total amount paid | $16,448.00 | $16,448.00 | $35,024.00 |
Read more in the Net Price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $4,665.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $6,392.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Caribbean University-Bayamon Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Caribbean University-Bayamon is $7,000.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden category.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,850.00 |
| 25th | $3,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,000.00 |
| 75th | $13,600.00 |
| 90th | $22,250.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,750.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,217.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Caribbean University-Bayamon comes to $-1,500.00.
The federal default-rate classification for Caribbean University-Bayamon is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 21.2% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Caribbean University-Bayamon total $153,554,607.00 distributed across 10,968 recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 6 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $3,278.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Caribbean University-Bayamon, consider the following:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.