Caribbean University-Carolina
Tuition per year
$8,844
$17,094 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
112
Student-faculty ratio 9:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
28.6%
4-year; 6-year rate 33.3%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Website
- www.caribbean.edu
- Undergraduates
- 112
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- San Juan, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), about 5 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Ana E. Cucurella (President)
- Phone
- 7877690007
- City
- Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Address
- Calle Ignacio Arzuaga #208, Carolina, PR 00985
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Special Education and Teaching, General · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other. | $18,423 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | $34,729 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Police Science. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General. | - |
Students
127 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 35:65 · Freshman retention 71.4%
- Continuing undergraduates 81
- First-year undergraduates 12
- Graduate students 15
- Transfers and others 19
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (112)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$17,094
- Undergraduate tuition
- $8,844
- Room and board
- $8,250
- Graduate tuition
- $6,650
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 73% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 40%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$842K
Expenses$842K
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.