NUC University

Overview

NUC University is a private for-profit four-year institution in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 30,794, made up of 28,974 undergraduates and 1,820 graduate students. It is part of EduK Group.

NUC University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 85 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Barbering. It awarded 12,931 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

At NUC University, we develop educated and enterprising individuals, competent in their professional area, with an attitude to continue learning throughout their whole life, proud of belonging to National and capable of inserting themselves successfully in the labor market to contribute effectively to the economic, social and political progress of their environment.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 85

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

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

64%

First-year retention, part-time students

40%

Student-to-faculty ratio

18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees

1,646

Associate degrees

1,820

Master's degrees

879

Certificates under 1 year

2,445

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

6,116

Postbaccalaureate certificates

25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

30,794

Undergraduates, fall 2024

28,974

Graduate students, fall 2024

1,820

Full-time, fall 2024

78%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

47,812

Undergraduates, 2024-25

44,564

Graduate students, 2024-25

3,248

Full-time, 2024-25

77%

Size category

20,000 students or more

Student body

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

Women

65%

Men

35%

White

4%

Hispanic or Latino

86%

Black or African American

7%

Two or more races

1%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1%

Race or ethnicity unknown

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option

76

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Online graduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

19%

Students taking some online courses

81%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Midsize city

Academic calendar

Trimester

Part of

EduK Group

Carnegie classification

Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

CEO

Michael Bannett

Services and opportunities

Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

For veterans and service members

Credit for military training