[Last update: December 11, 2025]

2,091 students (90% of total 2,319 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce (UPR-Ponce). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,293.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 607 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,363.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Puerto Rico at Ponce, 2,091 undergraduate students (90% of total 2,319 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,293.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UPR-Ponce
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship2,09190% $15,250,067$7,293
Pell Grants1,91683% $11,969,305$6,247
Federal Student Loan1828% $762,425$4,189

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

525 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 607 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce. The average amount of aid received is $7,363.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UPR-Ponce
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid52586% --
Grants or Scholarships52586%$3,865,330$7,363
Federal Grants52486%$3,377,579$6,446
Pell Grants48680%$3,109,695$6,399
Other Federal Grants18330%$267,884$1,464
State/Local Grants6611%$113,190$1,715
Institutional Grants19532%$374,561$1,921
Student Loan Aid224%$70,000$3,182
Federal Student Loans224%$70,000$3,182
Other Student Loans----

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level468468$3,249,956$6,944
0-30,000282282$2,073,263$7,352
30,001-48,000107107$700,915$6,551
48,001-75,0006868$412,350$6,064
75,001-110,0001010$58,614$5,861
110,001 or more11$4,814$4,814

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