by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Read on to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, 91% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid around 486 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 87% | $5,667 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 39% | $602 |
| Federal Pell grants | 78% | $5,929 |
| State/local grants | 4% | $816 |
| Federal student loans | 23% | $3,946 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, about 69% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,824 (across approximately 2658 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $4,824 |
| Federal Pell grants | 62% | $4,894 |
| Federal student loans | 34% | $5,563 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,828.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $15,533 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,241 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,192 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,540 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,338 |
To project your own net price, use Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico’s net price calculator: www.pupr.edu/price-calculator/.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico owes $12,830 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,830 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $22,564 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $239.22/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,668 |
| 75th percentile | $22,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $34,169 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,542 |
| Middle income | $12,666 |
| High income | $15,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $14,666 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 12713 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $247,992,350 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 131 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $717,756 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $5,479 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 53 |
| Total DoD amount | $118,877 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,243 |
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