For Puerto Rico, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $4,902 for Puerto Rico residents and $8,313 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is - for Puerto Rico residents and $7,096 for out-of-state students.

Ponce Health Sciences University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $26,385 and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,356 among Puerto Rico. For graduate programs, Ponce Health Sciences University-Centro Universitario de San Juan has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $38,338 and Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,020 among Puerto Rico.

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 in 2024 is $20,146 for state residents and $23,557 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Puerto Rico
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,902$8,313-$7,096
Books & Supplies$1,625$1,625
Room & Board$7,571$7,571
Other Expenses$6,047$6,047
COA$20,146$23,557$15,244$22,340

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Puerto Rico is $4,902 for state residents and $8,313 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Puerto Rico (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$3,079$419$6,166$776
2020-2021$3,438$435$6,042$613
2021-2022$3,858$502$6,575$614
2022-2023$4,290$501$7,110$726
2023-2024$4,902-$8,284$29

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Puerto Rico in 2024 is - for state residents and $7,096 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Puerto Rico (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$5,693$1,140$6,619$1,066
2020-2021$3,983$1,140$6,253$1,059
2021-2022$4,118$1,238$6,072$1,107
2022-2023$5,018$1,295$6,259$1,272
2023-2024--$5,764$1,333

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Puerto Rico in 2024 is $191 for state residents and $211 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $386 for state residents and $256 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Puerto Rico (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$170$180 $237$251
2020-2021$175$180 $241$248
2021-2022$182$185 $242$248
2022-2023$188$202 $257$265
2023-2024$191$211 $386$256

Puerto Rico Living Costs

The average living costs of Puerto Rico in 2024 is $13,619 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $11,325 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.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Puerto Rico (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $7,124$4,643 $6,477$3,571
2020-2021 $6,600$5,099 $6,668$3,723
2021-2022 $6,427$5,349 $6,759$3,585
2022-2023 $7,342$5,485 $6,970$3,777
2023-2024 $7,571$6,047 $7,502$3,822