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Most affordable colleges in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has 64 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.

Most affordable public universities in Puerto Rico

13 public universities in Puerto Rico report net price data, ranging from $107 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $8,317. Puerto Rico's public universities run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Colegio Universitario de San Juan

$107 net price

95% receive grant aid

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

$3,905 net price

25% receive grant aid

Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico

$5,047 net price

83% receive grant aid

Most affordable private colleges in Puerto Rico

40 private colleges in Puerto Rico report net price data, ranging from $2,528 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $7,652. Puerto Rico's private colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Dewey University-Hato Rey

$2,528 net price

100% receive grant aid

Humacao Community College

$2,879 net price

100% receive grant aid

Dewey University-Carolina

$3,397 net price

100% receive grant aid

Most affordable for-profit colleges in Puerto Rico

6 for-profit colleges in Puerto Rico report net price data, ranging from $4,046 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $9,174. Puerto Rico's for-profit colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Columbia Central University-Caguas

$4,046 net price

94% receive grant aid

NUC University

$5,433 net price

93% receive grant aid

Huertas College

$9,104 net price

93% receive grant aid

Most affordable community colleges in Puerto Rico

5 community colleges in Puerto Rico report net price data, ranging from $625 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $2,507. Puerto Rico's community colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan

$625 net price

88% receive grant aid

Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati

$2,389 net price

90% receive grant aid

Escuela De Troqueleria Y Herramentaje

$2,507 net price

100% receive grant aid

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.