There are 145 colleges in Puerto Rico - 19 public and 126 private schools.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Puerto Rico is $5,498 for Puerto Rico residents and $5,755 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $8,580. For Puerto Rico community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $2,918 for state residents and $2,918 for out-of-state students.
In Puerto Rico, for public 4-years colleges, in-state tuition & fees increased by 97.66% from $2,480 (2015) to $4,902 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 110.50% over the past decade from $4,192 (2015) to $8,824 (2024).
In private Puerto Rico colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 31.61%, from $6,374 (2015) to $8,389 (2024).
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 77.03% when living on campus and 48.64% when living off campus at Puerto Rico Colleges.
In private Puerto Rico Colleges, the COA has increase by 50.08% (on-campus) and 28.14% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the total cost of attendance is $24,368 when a student lives on campus and $23,420 when living off campus at Puerto Rico Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Puerto Rico Colleges over the past 10 years.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends of Puerto Rico Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
$12,053 | $13,765 | $15,947 | $14,044 | $15,756 | $17,938 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
$12,341
2.39% | $14,254
3.55% | $16,243
1.86% | $14,235
1.36% | $16,148
2.49% | $18,137
1.11% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$13,629
10.44% | $15,464
8.49% | $17,612
8.43% | $14,540
2.14% | $16,375
1.41% | $18,523
2.13% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$15,328
12.47% | $17,160
10.97% | $19,607
11.33% | $15,163
4.28% | $16,995
3.79% | $19,442
4.96% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$16,855
9.96% | $18,605
8.42% | $19,652
0.23% | $16,931
11.66% | $18,681
9.92% | $19,728
1.47% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$17,505
3.86% | $19,325
3.87% | $20,417
3.89% | $17,420
2.89% | $19,240
2.99% | $20,332
3.06% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$17,633
0.73% | $18,418
-4.69% | $20,232
-0.91% | $17,538
0.68% | $18,323
-4.77% | $20,137
-0.96% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$18,399
4.34% | $18,604
1.01% | $21,048
4.03% | $18,472
5.33% | $18,677
1.93% | $21,121
4.89% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$18,649
1.36% | $23,084
24.08% | $22,535
7.06% | $18,138
-1.81% | $22,573
20.86% | $22,024
4.28% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
$20,446
9.64% | $24,368
5.56% | $23,933
6.20% | $19,498
7.50% | $23,420
3.75% | $22,985
4.36% |
|---|
Tuition & Fees Changes
For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Puerto Rico Colleges is $4,902 for Puerto Rico residents and $12,117 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $8,389.
For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is - for Puerto Rico residents and $7,148 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $8,585.
The tuition & fees has increased 110.50% for undergraduate programs and 27.16% for graduate programs at Puerto Rico Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.
Tuition & Fees Changes for Puerto Rico Colleges
| Year | Undergraduate | Graduate |
|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
$2,480 | $4,192 | $6,374 | $3,827 | $4,665 | $5,429 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
$2,486
0.24% | $4,399
4.94% | $6,388
0.22% | $4,012
4.83% | $6,325
35.58% | $5,319
-2.03% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$2,537
2.05% | $4,372
-0.61% | $6,520
2.07% | $4,053
1.02% | $6,404
1.25% | $5,688
6.94% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$2,575
1.50% | $4,407
0.80% | $6,854
5.12% | $4,131
1.92% | $6,538
2.09% | $6,286
10.51% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$4,080
58.45% | $5,830
32.29% | $6,877
0.34% | $4,367
5.71% | $7,164
9.57% | $6,953
10.61% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$4,369
7.08% | $6,189
6.16% | $7,281
5.87% | $6,833
56.47% | $10,335
44.26% | $7,444
7.06% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$4,412
0.98% | $5,197
-16.03% | $7,011
-3.71% | $5,123
-25.03% | $6,060
-41.36% | $7,426
-0.24% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$5,052
14.51% | $5,257
1.15% | $7,701
9.84% | $5,356
4.55% | $5,356
-11.62% | $7,344
-1.10% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$4,304
-14.81% | $8,739
66.24% | $8,190
6.35% | -
-100.00% | $6,313
17.87% | $7,100
-3.32% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
$4,902
13.89% | $8,824
0.97% | $8,389
2.43% | - | $5,932
-6.04% | $7,238
1.94% |
|---|
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,926 for Puerto Rico Colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Puerto Rico Colleges
| Year | Books & Supplies |
|---|
| 2014-15 | $1,302 |
|---|
| 2015-16 | $1,324
1.69% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $1,368
3.32% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $1,503
9.87% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $1,441
-4.13% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $1,369
-5.00% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $1,522
11.18% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $1,571
3.22% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $1,518
-3.37% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $1,926
26.88% |
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Living Costs Changes
For Puerto Rico Colleges, the living have increased 21.60% when a student lives on campus facilities and 14.48% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.
Living Costs Changes for Puerto Rico Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
|---|
| 2014-15 | $8,271 | $8,596 |
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| 2015-16 | $8,531
1.96% | $8,684
2.58% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $9,724
20.52% | $9,872
1.43% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $11,250
11.26% | $10,618
5.88% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $11,334
-1.99% | $10,796
0.09% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $11,767
3.19% | $11,249
0.52% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $11,699
-7.36% | $10,658
-0.15% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $11,776
-2.62% | $10,606
1.64% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $12,827
14.24% | $11,682
3.99% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $13,618
3.12% | $11,820
5.58% |
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