Tuition and fees rose 1.6 percent for 2017-18 at Caribbean University-Bayamon, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Puerto Rico students paid $5,264 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $82 more than the $5,182 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, 239 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.32 million and 13 students took out student loans totaling more than $43,672.
Including all undergraduates, 1,489 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.22 million. Another 361 took out $1.73 million 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
1,663
$4,970
$5,080
$5,182
$5,264
5.9%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Caribbean University-Bayamon 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
234
94%
$1,164,952
$4,978
State / local grant or scholarship
33
13%
$12,700
$385
Institutional grants or scholarships
55
22%
$142,130
$2,584
Grant or scholarship aid total
239
96%
$1,319,782
$5,522
Federal student loans
13
5%
$43,672
$3,359
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
13
5%
$43,672
$3,359
Total student aid
239
96%
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