Tuition and fees rose 2.3 percent for 2017-18 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Puerto Rico students paid $5,268 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $120 more than the $5,148 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 63 students received grants or scholarships totaling $324,637 and 17 students took out student loans totaling more than $47,286.
Including all undergraduates, 555 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.78 million. Another 307 took out $1.64 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
~1,031
$4,898
$5,028
$5,148
$5,268
7.6%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo 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
62
95%
$314,637
$5,075
State / local grant or scholarship
16
25%
$3,300
$206
Institutional grants or scholarships
10
15%
$6,700
$670
Grant or scholarship aid total
63
97%
$324,637
$5,153
Federal student loans
17
26%
$47,286
$2,782
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
17
26%
$47,286
$2,782
Total student aid
63
97%
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