Puerto Rico colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Puerto Rico colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $4,849 for Puerto Rico residents and $8,709 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $5,839 for Puerto Rico residents and $7,514 for out-of-state students.

Ponce Health Sciences University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $25,664 and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,356 among Puerto Rico colleges. For graduate programs, Ponce Health Sciences University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $32,375 and Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,035 among Puerto Rico colleges.

You can narrow Puerto Rico colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Puerto Rico colleges in 2025 is $21,641 for state residents and $25,502 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Puerto Rico colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,849$8,709$5,839$7,514
Books & Supplies$1,735$1,735
Room & Board$8,482$8,482
Other Expenses$6,575$6,575
COA$21,641$25,502$22,631$24,306

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Puerto Rico colleges is $4,849 for state residents and $8,709 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Puerto Rico colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Puerto Rico colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$3,569$457$5,972$680
2021-2022$4,000$526$6,545$619
2022-2023$4,290$501$7,093$716
2023-2024$4,316$503$7,490$778
2024-2025$4,332$518$7,983$726
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Puerto Rico colleges in 2025 is $5,839 for state residents and $7,514 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Puerto Rico colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Puerto Rico colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$3,983$1,140$6,250$1,096
2021-2022$4,118$1,238$6,056$1,144
2022-2023$5,018$1,295$6,239$1,315
2023-2024$4,716$1,216$6,242$1,360
2024-2025$4,644$1,195$6,189$1,325

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Puerto Rico colleges in 2025 is $211 for state residents and $229 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $348 for state residents and $355 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Puerto Rico colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$173$178 $239$246
2021-2022$180$184 $239$246
2022-2023$187$201 $255$263
2023-2024$197$215 $252$258
2024-2025$211$229 $348$355

Puerto Rico colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Puerto Rico colleges in 2025 is $15,057 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $12,357 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 colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Puerto Rico colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $6,600$5,099 $6,801$3,637
2021-2022 $6,427$5,349 $6,933$3,536
2022-2023 $7,342$5,485 $7,014$3,718
2023-2024 $7,571$6,047 $7,511$3,735
2024-2025 $8,482$6,575 $8,132$4,225