Tuition Trends for Puerto Rico colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 149 colleges in Puerto Rico - 20 public and 129 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Puerto Rico is $5,498 for Puerto Rico residents and $5,766 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $8,732. For Puerto Rico community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $2,669 for state residents and $2,658 for out-of-state students.

Puerto Rico public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 97.66% from $2,480 (2015) to $4,902 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 110.50% over the past decade from $4,192 (2015) to $8,824 (2024). In private Puerto Rico colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 31.61%, from $6,374 (2015) to $8,389 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 77.03% when living on campus and by 48.64% when living off campus at public Puerto Rico colleges. For private Puerto Rico colleges, the COA has increased by 50.08% (on-campus) and 28.14% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Puerto Rico colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$12,053	$13,765	$15,947	$14,044	$15,756	$17,938
2015-16	$12,341 2.39%	$14,254 3.55%	$16,243 1.86%	$14,235 1.36%	$16,148 2.49%	$18,137 1.11%
2016-17	$13,629 10.44%	$15,464 8.49%	$17,612 8.43%	$14,540 2.14%	$16,375 1.41%	$18,523 2.13%
2017-18	$15,328 12.47%	$17,160 10.97%	$19,607 11.33%	$15,163 4.28%	$16,995 3.79%	$19,442 4.96%
2018-19	$16,855 9.96%	$18,605 8.42%	$19,652 0.23%	$16,931 11.66%	$18,681 9.92%	$19,728 1.47%
2019-20	$17,505 3.86%	$19,325 3.87%	$20,417 3.89%	$17,420 2.89%	$19,240 2.99%	$20,332 3.06%
2020-21	$17,633 0.73%	$18,418 -4.69%	$20,232 -0.91%	$17,538 0.68%	$18,323 -4.77%	$20,137 -0.96%
2021-22	$18,399 4.34%	$18,604 1.01%	$21,048 4.03%	$18,472 5.33%	$18,677 1.93%	$21,121 4.89%
2022-23	$18,649 1.36%	$23,084 24.08%	$22,535 7.06%	$18,138 -1.81%	$22,573 20.86%	$22,024 4.28%
2023-24	$20,446 9.64%	$24,368 5.56%	$23,933 6.20%	$19,498 7.50%	$23,420 3.75%	$22,985 4.36%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Puerto Rico colleges is $4,902 for Puerto Rico residents and $12,117 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $8,389.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is - for Puerto Rico residents and $7,148 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $8,585.

The tuition & fees has increased 110.50% for undergraduate programs and 27.16% for graduate programs at Puerto Rico colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Puerto Rico colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$2,480	$4,192	$6,374	$3,827	$4,665	$5,429
2015-16	$2,486 0.24%	$4,399 4.94%	$6,388 0.22%	$4,012 4.83%	$6,325 35.58%	$5,319 -2.03%
2016-17	$2,537 2.05%	$4,372 -0.61%	$6,520 2.07%	$4,053 1.02%	$6,404 1.25%	$5,688 6.94%
2017-18	$2,575 1.50%	$4,407 0.80%	$6,854 5.12%	$4,131 1.92%	$6,538 2.09%	$6,286 10.51%
2018-19	$4,080 58.45%	$5,830 32.29%	$6,877 0.34%	$4,367 5.71%	$7,164 9.57%	$6,953 10.61%
2019-20	$4,369 7.08%	$6,189 6.16%	$7,281 5.87%	$6,833 56.47%	$10,335 44.26%	$7,444 7.06%
2020-21	$4,412 0.98%	$5,197 -16.03%	$7,011 -3.71%	$5,123 -25.03%	$6,060 -41.36%	$7,426 -0.24%
2021-22	$5,052 14.51%	$5,257 1.15%	$7,701 9.84%	$5,356 4.55%	$5,356 -11.62%	$7,344 -1.10%
2022-23	$4,304 -14.81%	$8,739 66.24%	$8,190 6.35%	- -100.00%	$6,313 17.87%	$7,100 -3.32%
2023-24	$4,902 13.89%	$8,824 0.97%	$8,389 2.43%	-	$5,932 -6.04%	$7,238 1.94%

Puerto Rico 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Puerto Rico Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Puerto Rico colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,302
2015-16	$1,324 1.69%
2016-17	$1,368 3.32%
2017-18	$1,503 9.87%
2018-19	$1,441 -4.13%
2019-20	$1,369 -5.00%
2020-21	$1,522 11.18%
2021-22	$1,571 3.22%
2022-23	$1,518 -3.37%
2023-24	$1,926 26.88%

Living Costs Changes

For Puerto Rico colleges, the living have increased 21.60% when a student lives on campus facilities and 14.48% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Puerto Rico colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$8,271	$8,596
2015-16	$8,531 1.96%	$8,684 2.58%
2016-17	$9,724 20.52%	$9,872 1.43%
2017-18	$11,250 11.26%	$10,618 5.88%
2018-19	$11,334 -1.99%	$10,796 0.09%
2019-20	$11,767 3.19%	$11,249 0.52%
2020-21	$11,699 -7.36%	$10,658 -0.15%
2021-22	$11,776 -2.62%	$10,606 1.64%
2022-23	$12,827 14.24%	$11,682 3.99%
2023-24	$13,618 3.12%	$11,820 5.58%

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Undergraduate

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Private, four-years | Bayamon
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Private, four-years | Arecibo
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Private, four-years | Ponce
NUC University Private, four-years | Bayamon
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Private, four-years | Santurce
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Public, four-years | San Juan
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Public, four-years | Mayaguez
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Private, four-years | Hato Rey
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan Public, 2-4 years | San Juan
ICPR Junior College Private, 2-4 years | Hato Rey

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Graduate

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Public, four-years | Mayaguez
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro Private, four-years | San Juan
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Public, four-years | San Juan
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Private, four-years | Ponce
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Private, four-years | Gurabo
American University of Puerto Rico Private, four-years | Manati
Dewey University-Hato Rey Private, four-years | Hato Rey
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas Private, four-years | Barranquitas
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Private, four-years | Mercedita
NUC University Private, four-years | Bayamon

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Online Schools

Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa Private, four-years | Rio Piedras
NUC University Private, four-years | Bayamon
Caribbean University-Bayamon Private, four-years | Bayamon
ICPR Junior College Private, 2-4 years | Hato Rey
ICPR Junior College Private, 2-4 years | Manati
Huertas College Private, four-years | Caguas
Advantage Technical College Private, Less than 2-years | Manati
Advantage Technical College Private, Less than 2-years | San Juan
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Public, four-years | San Juan
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Public, four-years | San Juan

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Technical Colleges

Leston College Private, Less than 2-years | Bayamon
Advantage Technical College Private, Less than 2-years | Manati
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Private, Less than 2-years | Ponce
IVAEM College Private, Less than 2-years | Caguas
Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc Private, Less than 2-years | Aguadilla
D'Mart Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Barranquitas
Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc Private, Less than 2-years | Isabela
Caribbean Forensic and Technical College Private, Less than 2-years | San Juan
Neo-Esthetique European Institute Private, Less than 2-years | San Juan
Automeca Technical College-Aguadilla Private, Less than 2-years | Aguadilla

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Tuition Trends for Puerto Rico colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes