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Caribbean University-Carolina: cost, admission and results

Caribbean University-Carolina is a private nonprofit college in Carolina, Puerto Rico. It has about 99 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $14,600 a year.

At a glance

  • $14,600Net price a year
  • 35%Graduation rate
  • $27,834Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
99
Graduate students
15
Students per teacher
9 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Campus
Branch campus
Website
caribbean.edu

Getting in

Caribbean University-Carolina has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$8,844
Books and supplies$2,250
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$18,777
Average net price after grants and scholarships$14,600

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 60% above the median net price of colleges in Puerto Rico on this site ($9,140). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegePR medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year71%76%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)35%40%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$27,834$29,224$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$10,500$9,125$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Puerto Rico and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

67% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 35% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 65% women and 35% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 56 of the 58 colleges in Puerto Rico on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 662.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Caribbean University-Carolina?

Published tuition and fees are $8,844 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Caribbean University-Carolina?

35% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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