Most Affordable Colleges in Puerto Rico
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. 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 | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television Bayamon · community | $1,460 | 45.7% | $25,707 | — |
| 2 | Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz Juana Diaz · private | $1,993 | 64.9% | $17,034 | — |
| 3 | Humacao Community College Humacao · community | $2,508 | 54.8% | $20,064 | — |
| 4 | Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati Manati · community | $2,846 | 91.9% | $26,293 | 93.4% |
| 5 | Automeca Technical College-Bayamon Bayamon · private | $3,900 | 76.8% | $24,632 | — |
| 6 | Antilles School of Technical Careers San Juan · private | $3,912 | 54.3% | $21,766 | — |
| 7 | Dewey University-Carolina Carolina · community | $4,041 | 77.3% | $19,761 | — |
| 8 | PPG Technical College Caguas · private | $4,154 | 58.0% | — | — |
| 9 | Huertas College Caguas · private | $4,401 | 59.1% | $22,927 | — |
| 10 | Caribbean University-Bayamon Bayamon · private | $4,665 | 19.6% | $22,842 | — |
| 11 | Industrial Technical College Humacao · private | $4,665 | 75.6% | $17,162 | — |
| 12 | Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón · private | $4,827 | 30.5% | $25,021 | 65.9% |
| 13 | Century College San Juan · private | $4,980 | 85.0% | $19,462 | — |
| 14 | Bayamon Community College Bayamon · private | $5,217 | 77.8% | $18,580 | — |
| 15 | Modern Hairstyling Institute-Bayamon Bayamon · private | $5,247 | 63.8% | $17,105 | — |
| 16 | Advantage Technical College Manati · private | $5,460 | 60.3% | $26,905 | — |
| 17 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico San Juan · public | $5,669 | 42.1% | $21,790 | 100.0% |
| 18 | Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Ponce · private | $5,684 | 92.7% | $26,398 | — |
| 19 | Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina Carolina · private | $5,760 | 76.4% | $17,666 | 89.6% |
| 20 | Atenas University Manati · private | $5,818 | 47.6% | $20,231 | — |
| 21 | Nova College de Puerto Rico Bayamon · private | $6,063 | 60.1% | $20,251 | — |
| 22 | Caribbean Forensic and Technical College San Juan · private | $6,103 | 60.9% | $20,691 | — |
| 23 | Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico Aguadilla · private | $6,212 | 71.8% | $19,878 | — |
| 24 | Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez Mayaguez · private | $6,336 | 51.0% | $12,635 | — |
| 25 | Atlantic University Guaynabo · private | $6,425 | 39.2% | $25,272 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.