Tuition and fees fell 23.3 percent for 2017-18 at Universidad Central Del Caribe, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Puerto Rico students paid $8,032 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $2,438 less than the $10,470 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 22 students received grants or scholarships totaling $94,364 and 11 students took out student loans totaling more than $37,000.
Including all undergraduates, 137 students used grants or scholarships totaling $550,319. Another 57 took out $228,059 in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
473
$10,290
$10,470
$10,470
$8,032
-21.9%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Universidad Central Del Caribe in 2015-16.Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
22
96%
$91,747
$4,170
State / local grant or scholarship
5
22%
$884
$177
Institutional grants or scholarships
4%
Grant or scholarship aid total
22
96%
$94,364
$4,289
Federal student loans
11
48%
$37,000
$3,364
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
11
48%
$37,000
$3,364
Total student aid
22
96%
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