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National Application Center :: campus tours :: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico costs & financial aid

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
2250 Las Americas Avenue, Suite 564
Ponce, PR 00717-0777

Official telephone: (787) 841-2000
Fax number: (787) 840-4295
Website: https://ssb2.pucpr.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2023 academic year.

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,920; $4,920 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,786
Combined room and board expenses: $5,199

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 15noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: June 15
Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
89% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
42% of first-year students
51% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
29% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
4% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
61% for first-year students
61% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,138 for first-year students
$7,118 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,992 for first-year students
$5,533 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,020 for first-year students
$3,490 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,058 for first-year students
$3,563 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
  • Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships

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