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# Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Private Catholic university in Puerto Rico with low tuition and open admissions; biological sciences focus.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 18.00165, -66.617138

### Summary

Private Catholic university in Puerto Rico with low tuition and open admissions; biological sciences focus.

### Description

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is a private not-for-profit four-year institution located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs with a primary focus on biological and biomedical sciences within a Catholic educational framework.

Annual tuition is $5,760, with a total cost of attendance of $8,710 when room and board is included. The university enrolls approximately 5,562 students. Admissions are accessible, with an acceptance rate of 90.3%.

The 75th percentile SAT Reading score is 658 and the 75th percentile SAT Math score is 678. The university serves students seeking biomedical and health-related training in a faith-based environment. For more information, visit https://www.pucpr.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 241,410
- **State**: PR
- **City**: Ponce
- **Address**: 2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608
- **Zip Code**: 00717
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: https://www.pucpr.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $5,760
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $5,760
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $8,710
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $8,710
- **Room and Board**: $2,950
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 5,562
- **Acceptance Rate**: 90.3%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 658
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 678
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $21,592,952
- **Carnegie Classification**: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Opportunity Colleges and Universities – Higher Access, Higher Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Biological and Biomedical Sciences