Best ROI Colleges in Puerto Rico
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television Bayamon · community | 17.6× | $1,460 | 45.7% | $25,707 | — |
| 2 | Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati Manati · community | 9.2× | $2,846 | 91.9% | $26,293 | 93.4% |
| 3 | Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz Juana Diaz · private | 8.5× | $1,993 | 64.9% | $17,034 | — |
| 4 | Humacao Community College Humacao · community | 8.0× | $2,508 | 54.8% | $20,064 | — |
| 5 | Automeca Technical College-Bayamon Bayamon · private | 6.3× | $3,900 | 76.8% | $24,632 | — |
| 6 | Antilles School of Technical Careers San Juan · private | 5.6× | $3,912 | 54.3% | $21,766 | — |
| 7 | Huertas College Caguas · private | 5.2× | $4,401 | 59.1% | $22,927 | — |
| 8 | Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón · private | 5.2× | $4,827 | 30.5% | $25,021 | 65.9% |
| 9 | Advantage Technical College Manati · private | 4.9× | $5,460 | 60.3% | $26,905 | — |
| 10 | Caribbean University-Bayamon Bayamon · private | 4.9× | $4,665 | 19.6% | $22,842 | — |
| 11 | Dewey University-Carolina Carolina · community | 4.9× | $4,041 | 77.3% | $19,761 | — |
| 12 | Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Ponce · private | 4.6× | $5,684 | 92.7% | $26,398 | — |
| 13 | Albizu University-San Juan San Juan · private | 4.3× | $9,732 | 55.4% | $41,544 | 100.0% |
| 14 | University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon · public | 4.1× | $8,484 | 92.7% | $34,409 | 35.3% |
| 15 | Atlantic University Guaynabo · private | 3.9× | $6,425 | 39.2% | $25,272 | — |
| 16 | Century College San Juan · private | 3.9× | $4,980 | 85.0% | $19,462 | — |
| 17 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan · public | 3.9× | $9,175 | 50.3% | $35,723 | 54.6% |
| 18 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico San Juan · public | 3.8× | $5,669 | 42.1% | $21,790 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo · private | 3.7× | $7,051 | 33.8% | $26,223 | — |
| 20 | Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc Isabela · private | 3.7× | $6,649 | 88.8% | $24,480 | — |
| 21 | Industrial Technical College Humacao · private | 3.7× | $4,665 | 75.6% | $17,162 | — |
| 22 | University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla · public | 3.6× | $7,765 | 50.2% | $27,997 | 81.4% |
| 23 | Bayamon Community College Bayamon · private | 3.6× | $5,217 | 77.8% | $18,580 | — |
| 24 | Atenas University Manati · private | 3.5× | $5,818 | 47.6% | $20,231 | — |
| 25 | Caribbean Forensic and Technical College San Juan · private | 3.4× | $6,103 | 60.9% | $20,691 | — |
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