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Caribbean University-Ponce

Ponce, Puerto Rico Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Caribbean University-Ponce is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 591 students in fall 2024, including 432 undergraduates and 159 graduate students.

Caribbean University-Ponce offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Digital Marketing, and Special Education and Teaching. It awarded 109 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
591
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
109
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 30

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 7
Engineering 3
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Health Professions 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
40
Associate degrees
10
Master's degrees
30
Doctoral degrees (research)
6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
23

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
591
Undergraduates, fall 2024
432
Graduate students, fall 2024
159
Full-time, fall 2024
58%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
845
Undergraduates, 2024-25
622
Graduate students, 2024-25
223
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
46%
Men
54%
Hispanic or Latino
100%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
97%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President
Ana E. Cucurella
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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