2024 Costs of Attendance (COA)
The average COA of Puerto Rico 4-year colleges in 2024 is $20,446 for Puerto Rico residents and $21,310 for students from other states. The COA includes tuition & fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other living expenses, but it excludes health insurance fee and uncommon expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $4,902 | $5,766 | - | $5,932 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,926 | $1,926 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,619 | $13,619 | ||
| COA | $20,446 | $21,310 | $15,544 | $21,476 |
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Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
In Puerto Rico, 139 schools offer undergraduate programs. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of Puerto Rico colleges is $4,902 for Puerto Rico residents and $5,017 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.
The Puerto Rico tuition & fees have risen 1.71% from last year (4 years colleges). The following table and chart describe the 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees trends over last 5 years in 4-years and 2-4 years (community colleges) colleges.
You may want to compare Puerto Rico schools with tuition changes from last year at Puerto Rico colleges tuition change page.
| Public Schools | Private Schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Years or High | 2-4 Years | 4 Years or High | 2-4 Years | |||
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |||
| 2020 | $4,369 | $6,189 | $1,039 | $1,039 | $7,166 | $7,243 |
| 2021 | $4,412 | $5,197 | $2,671 | $2,671 | $6,881 | $7,019 |
| 2022 | $5,051 | $5,257 | $2,689 | $2,689 | $6,985 | $8,541 |
| 2023 | $5,455 | $5,669 | $2,931 | $2,931 | $7,980 | $8,853 |
| 2024 | $4,902 | $5,766 | - | $2,918 | $8,389 | $9,473 |
Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
54 Puerto Rico colleges offer graduate programs. The average graduate program tuition fees of Puerto Rico colleges is - for Puerto Rico residents and $5,932 for students from other States. The graduate tuition & fees rose 93.97% from last year.
The following table and chart describe the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and show last 5 years' tuition change.
| Public Schools | Private Schools | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | ||
| 2020 | $6,833 | $10,335 | $7,444 |
| 2021 | $5,123 | $6,060 | $7,426 |
| 2022 | $5,356 | $5,356 | $7,345 |
| 2023 | $6,313 | $6,313 | $7,640 |
| 2024 | - | $5,932 | $7,238 |
2024 Books & Supplies Costs
The average books & supplies costs of Puerto Rico colleges in 2024 is $1,926. The books & supplies costs rose 124.65% from last year. Next table and chart describes the 2024 books & supplies costs and costs changes over last 5 years
| Books & Supplies | |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,399 |
| 2021 | $1,563 |
| 2022 | $1,577 |
| 2023 | $1,545 |
| 2024 | $1,926 |
2024 Average Living Costs
The average living costs of Puerto Rico colleges in 2024 is $13,619 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and college apartment and $12,670 living off campus. 9 schools have on-campus living facilities in Puerto Rico State. The on-campus living costs rose 106.17% and off-campus costs rose 102.86% from last year. Next table and chart describes the 2024 living costs and compares to last 5 years.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11,767 | $11,851 |
| 2021 | $11,699 | $11,771 |
| 2022 | $11,775 | $11,924 |
| 2023 | $12,828 | $12,317 |
| 2024 | $13,619 | $12,670 |
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