by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce can appear overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students obtain some kind of financial aid.
What financial aid options can Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Scroll down to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, 96% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid some 724 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $7,199 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 38% | $1,008 |
| Federal Pell grants | 90% | $6,825 |
| State/local grants | 11% | $456 |
| Federal student loans | 21% | $3,771 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At this school, roughly 90% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $8,479 (across roughly 3552 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $8,479 |
| Federal Pell grants | 81% | $6,889 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $5,136 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,316.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,550 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,304 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,682 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $13,192 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,082 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce’s net price calculator: www.pucpr.edu/net_price_calculator/index.html.
The median student at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce graduates with $11,337 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $11,337 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $15,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $164.33/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,142 |
| 25th percentile | $3,900 |
| 75th percentile | $17,700 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $27,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,000 |
| Middle income | $11,600 |
| High income | $15,626 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,200 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $11,000 |
| Independent students | $15,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 34902 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $965,115,109 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 50 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $272,478 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $5,450 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 15 |
| Total DoD amount | $54,576 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,638 |
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