by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Caribbean University - Ponce was awarded 51 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice and police science.
Caribbean University - Ponce was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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If you are worried about getting into Caribbean University - Ponce, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
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The student to faculty ratio at Caribbean University - Ponce is an impressive 5 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Caribbean University - Ponce is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Caribbean University - Ponce has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 4% for first-time, full-time students at Caribbean University - Ponce, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 392 undergraduates at Caribbean University - Ponce with 299 being full-time and 93 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Caribbean University - Ponce, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Caribbean University - Ponce, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $1,750 a year. That adds up to $7,000 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Caribbean University - Ponce is 21.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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See which majors at Caribbean University - Ponce make the most money.
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Contact details for Caribbean University - Ponce are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Ave. Ednita Nazario #1015, Ponce, PR 00716-7733 |
| Phone: | 787-840-2955 |
| Website: | www.caribbean.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 22 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 12 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering | 11 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 | NA |
| Social Work | 8 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 7 | $14,156 |
| Civil Engineering | 4 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 4 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 3 | $16,004 |
| Accounting | 2 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 456 students took at least one online class at Caribbean University - Ponce. This is an increase from the 423 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 456 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 423 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 177 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 98 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 100 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Caribbean University - Ponce.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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