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After University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez: graduation, pay and debt

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Public · 9,539 undergrads

47% of University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,912 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,250 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$47.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
47%
finish within six years.
5%
finish in four years.
87%
of first-years come back for year two.
$8,250
median federal debt at graduation.
67%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
5%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
47%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
87%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
58%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,285
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
61%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,369

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,716
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$47,912

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$8,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$8,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,175
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
67%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

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