For Puerto Rico Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $4,849 for Puerto Rico residents and $5,064 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $5,839 for Puerto Rico residents and $5,887 for out-of-state students.
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $8,945 and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,356 among Puerto Rico Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $14,153 and Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,260 among Puerto Rico Public colleges.
The average COA of Puerto Rico Public colleges in 2025 is $7,880 for state residents and $8,095 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $4,849 | $5,064 | $5,839 | $5,887 |
| Books & Supplies | $3,031 | $3,031 | ||
| Room & Board | - | - | ||
| Other Expenses | - | - | ||
| COA | $7,880 | $8,095 | $8,870 | $8,918 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Puerto Rico Public colleges is $4,849 for state residents and $5,064 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Puerto Rico Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $3,569 | $457 | $4,179 | $457 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,000 | $526 | $4,160 | $526 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,290 | $501 | $4,447 | $501 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,316 | $503 | $4,505 | $503 |
| 2024-2025 | $4,332 | $518 | $4,546 | $518 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Puerto Rico Public colleges in 2025 is $5,839 for state residents and $5,887 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Puerto Rico Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $3,983 | $1,140 | $4,920 | $1,140 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,118 | $1,238 | $4,118 | $1,238 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,018 | $1,295 | $5,018 | $1,295 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,716 | $1,216 | $4,716 | $1,216 |
| 2024-2025 | $4,644 | $1,195 | $4,692 | $1,195 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Puerto Rico Public colleges in 2025 is $135 for state residents and $145 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $215 for state residents and $219 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $111 | $131 | $189 | $243 |
| 2021-2022 | $125 | $132 | $194 | $194 |
| 2022-2023 | $133 | $141 | $221 | $221 |
| 2023-2024 | $135 | $144 | $216 | $216 |
| 2024-2025 | $135 | $145 | $215 | $219 |
The average living costs of Puerto Rico Public colleges in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,031 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Puerto Rico Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | - | - | $8,792 | $3,254 |
| 2021-2022 | - | - | $8,800 | $3,370 |
| 2022-2023 | - | - | $8,608 | $3,344 |
| 2023-2024 | - | - | $8,851 | $3,351 |
| 2024-2025 | - | - | $9,418 | $3,613 |