University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
Carolina, Puerto Rico · Public · 2,404 undergraduates · uprc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
55%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
809 to 1057
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$28,920Est.Estimate
in state, before aid
Your chances and merit aid at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
55% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$28,920
a year in 2027-28, from a $28,920 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 930
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- PAA (Prueba de Aptitud Académica, College Board Spanish-language test) accepted in place of SAT; ACT not mentioned.
Source: Requisitos y Procesos de Admisión para Nuevo Ingreso – UPR Carolina · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan29Regular Decision · January 29, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
55%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 809 to 1057
Reading and Writing 411 to 538
Math 398 to 519
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$28,920
a year
- Tuition$8,700
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,365
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,244
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,875
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,435
- Over $110,000$18,738
Financial aidEstimate
92%
of freshmen receive grants
$6,815
average grant to freshmen
After college
Graduate within 6 years
40%
Come back for a second year
71%
Typical earnings
$35,146
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Puerto Rico-Carolina$27,088
- All colleges$53,770
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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