2024 Average Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs in Puerto Rico State

The average tuition & fees of Puerto Rico colleges is $4,902 for Puerto Rico residents and $5,017 for students from other States. Ponce Health Sciences University has the highest (most expensive) tuition & fees of $26,385 and Colegio Universitario de San Juan has the lowest tuition & fees (cheapest) of $2,340.

For graduate programs, Ponce Health Sciences University-Centro Universitario de San Juan has the highest (most expensive) graduate tuition & fees of $0 and Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has the lowest graduate tuition & fees (cheapest) of $3,370 in Puerto Rico.

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.

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Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Puerto Rico Colleges (4-Years)
	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.

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Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees for Puerto Rico Universities and Colleges
	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	4 Years or High	2-4 Years
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

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Expensive Puerto Rico Colleges (Highest Undergraduate Tuition)

Ponce Health Sciences University	$26,385
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico	$22,490
Ponce Health Sciences University-East	$21,504
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine	$15,686
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law	$15,600

Inexpensive Puerto Rico Colleges (Lowest Undergraduate Tuition)

Colegio Universitario de San Juan	$2,340
Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean	$2,900
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music	$3,370
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry	$4,086
Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa	$4,220

Based on out-of-state tuition rates of 4 years (or high) colleges

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.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees for Puerto Rico Universities and Colleges
	Public Schools		Private Schools
	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
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

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Table. 2024 Average Books & Supplies Costs for Puerto Rico Universities and Colleges
	Books & Supplies
2020	$1,399
2021	$1,563
2022	$1,577
2023	$1,545
2024	$1,926

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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.

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Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Puerto Rico Universities and Colleges
	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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