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What Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo costs

Arecibo, Puerto Rico · Private · 273 undergrads

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's sticker price was $16,937 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $8,875 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $9,164.

What does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo cost?

$8,875 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $16,937.

Tap your family income:

Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$9,164
$30,000–$48,000$6,783
$48,000–$75,000$8,974
$75,000–$110,000$9,353
over $110,000Not reported

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$9,164
$30,000–$48,000$6,783
$48,000–$75,000$8,974
$75,000–$110,000$9,353
Over $110,000Not reported

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 46% off Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo cost less than Universidad Adventista de las Antillas and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas but more than EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo$8,974$8,875
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian$4,180$5,342
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas$11,582$8,562
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas$10,204$10,036

The sticker price

$6,670
Tuition, 2025-26
$16,937
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
76%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$7,561
average grant for students who got aid.
34%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$12,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,164 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,937. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $6,783 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,937. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $8,974 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,937. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers