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Universidad Central Del Caribe

Bayamon, Puerto Rico Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Universidad Central Del Caribe is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 604, made up of 90 undergraduates and 514 graduate students.

Universidad Central Del Caribe offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer, and Chiropractic. It awarded 184 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

To prepare diverse, high-quality, and devoted health professionals and biomedical scientists to meet the community's health needs in its biological, physical, and social context with a humanistic focus and a high sense of moral obligation.

Mission statement as reported by Universidad Central Del Caribe

Key figures

604
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
184
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 16

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

Health Professions 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 8

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
16
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
10
Professional doctorates
100
Certificates under 1 year
42
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
604
Undergraduates, fall 2024
90
Graduate students, fall 2024
514
Full-time, fall 2024
98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
626
Undergraduates, 2024-25
106
Graduate students, 2024-25
520
Full-time, 2024-25
98%
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
60%
Men
40%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
96%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
President
Dra. Waleska Crespo Rivera
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling

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