Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce (PUCPR) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Ponce, PR.
It offers 50 graduate programs - 40 Master's, 7 Doctorate, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,151.
A total of 1,562 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,568 students at PUCPR. PUCPR offers online graduate programs and 23 out of 1,562 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
PUCPR have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In addition, you can find PUCPR's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,151. It offers fifty (50) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608, Ponce, PR |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,599 students
23 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $7,151 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 50 Graduate Programs
40 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $7,151 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $340.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $6,120 |
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| Fees | $1,031 |
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| Cost per Credit | $340 |
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| Books & Supplies | $3,624 |
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| Room & Board | $6,791 (On-Campus) / $8,295 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,487 (On-Campus) / $6,875 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $24,053 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,945 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $6,270 | $6,310 | $6,581 | $6,911 | $7,151 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 50 major areas - 40 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's. 118 students have been conferred Master's degree and 198 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 118 | 198 | 25 | - |
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| Men | 38 | 75 | 3 | - |
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| Women | 80 | 123 | 22 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Law | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Health Law | 8 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Tax Law/Taxation | 13 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Criminology | 2 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Painting | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
PUCPR graduate schools have a total of 1,599 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 485 male and 1,114 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,065 full-time and 534 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 23 students enrolled through online exclusively and 46 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3 White, 2 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
15 grad students are younger than 22 and 403 students are older than 65. It has 715 students aged between 22 and 30 and 429 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,599 |
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| Men | 485 |
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| Women | 1,114 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,599 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,065 |
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| Part-time Students | 534 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,599 |
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| Black | 2 |
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| Hispanic | 1,428 |
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| White | 3 |
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| Un-Known | 155 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,599 |
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| 21 & Under | 15 |
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| 22-24 | 236 |
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| 25-29 | 479 |
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| 30-34 | 261 |
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| 35-39 | 168 |
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| 40 & Over | 403 |
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Online Population
At Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce graduate schools, 23 students enrolled online exclusively and 46 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,562 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 23 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 46 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,493 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 23 |
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| Puerto Rico Resident | 20 |
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| Other State In U.S. | - |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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