Caribbean University-Vega Baja
Tuition per year
$8,844
$17,094 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
171
Student-faculty ratio 11:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
6.9%
4-year; 6-year rate 6.9%
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
- Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
- Website
- www.caribbean.edu
- Undergraduates
- 171
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- San Juan, about 20 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), about 25 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Ana E. Cucurella (President)
- Phone
- 7878583668
- City
- Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
- Address
- Carr 671 K.M. 5, Sector El Criollo, Bo. Algarrobo, Vega Baja, PR 00964
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Special Education and Teaching, General · Master's3 (0% international)
- Curriculum and Instruction · Master's2 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - | |||
| Accounting. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction. | $38,054 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | $34,729 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Police Science. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other. | $18,423 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse Operations and Management. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General. | - |
Students
192 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 33:67 · Freshman retention 65.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 118
- First-year undergraduates 25
- Graduate students 21
- Transfers and others 28
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (171)
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$920K
Expenses$919K
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.
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.