Puerto Rico Advance Institute
Bayamon, PR 00961-0000
About Puerto Rico Advance Institute
Puerto Rico Advance Institute is a private trade and vocational school in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, enrolling about 29 students. Programs focus on certificates and workforce credentials that prepare students for skilled trades and technical careers. Typical net price after grant aid is about $2,805 for students who receive it, compared with published tuition near $9,395. Student demographics in federal data include Hispanic or Latino (100.0%) and White (0.0%) among the largest enrollment groups.
Key findings
- Puerto Rico Advance Institute charges about 0.3× the national private non-profit median tuition ($9,395).
- Versus the Puerto Rico median, sticker tuition is 10% above.
- Average net price runs below the Puerto Rico median net price.
- Completion within 150% of normal time is 100.00%.
Research findings
Finding
Average net price at Puerto Rico Advance Institute is about 70% below published tuition.
Published tuition is $9,395; average net price is $2,805 in the latest Scorecard extract.
Interpretation: Institutional aid and grants compress sticker price into a substantially lower typical undergraduate cost signal.
Limitation: Average net price masks variation by household income; income-band net prices can diverge sharply from the campus average.
Cost benchmarks
| Benchmark | Median Tuition | Median Net Price | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico Advance Institute | $9,395 | $2,805 | 1 |
| Private Non-profit (national median) | $29,325 | — | 1,444 |
| Puerto Rico (state median) | $8,562 | $8,830 | 104 |
| Suburban (locale median) | $13,135 | $18,048 | 684 |
| United States (national median) | $11,900 | $17,156 | — |
Compares this campus to school-type, state, and locale medians plus a U.S. national median (College Scorecard–derived). Locale groups campuses by NCES locale type; state tuition is the median published tuition among campuses in that state.
Average net price is 70% below published tuition at Puerto Rico Advance Institute
Key findings
- Puerto Rico Advance Institute's average net price ($2,805) is 70% below published tuition ($9,395).
- Puerto Rico Advance Institute charges about 0.3× the national private non-profit median tuition ($9,395).
- Versus the Puerto Rico median, sticker tuition is 10% above.
- Average net price runs below the Puerto Rico median net price.
Puerto Rico Advance Institute tuition
Published undergraduate tuition $9,395
Finding Puerto Rico Advance Institute charges about 0.3× the national private non-profit median tuition.
Evidence Published tuition is $9,395. That is about 0.3× the national private non-profit median ($29,325). Versus the Puerto Rico median ($8,562), sticker tuition is 10% above. Versus the U.S. median ($11,900), sticker is 21% below.
Method Sticker tuition compared with Scorecard-derived medians by ownership, state, locale, and national rollups when available.
Interpretation Published tuition measures sticker price relative to private non-profit and geographic peers; it does not equal what undergraduates typically pay after aid.
Limitation Sticker comparisons omit room, board, and institutional aid; average net price and income-band net prices are the stronger signals of typical family cost.
Evidence: published tuition at Puerto Rico Advance Institute versus school-type, state, locale, and U.S. medians.
Evidence: average net price at Puerto Rico Advance Institute versus state, locale, and U.S. medians.
What undergraduates typically pay
Finding Average net price at Puerto Rico Advance Institute is $2,805.
Evidence College Scorecard average net price is $2,805 (cost of attendance minus average grant aid for aided undergraduates). That is about $6,024 below the Puerto Rico median net price. Versus suburban campuses, net price runs $15,243 below the locale median.
Method Average net price from College Scorecard; compared with state, locale, and U.S. medians from EDsmart aggregates.
Interpretation Average net price is a stronger institutional cost signal than published tuition because it incorporates grant aid.
Limitation The campus average masks large differences by household income; income-band net prices can diverge sharply from the overall average.
Key takeaway Puerto Rico Advance Institute’s published tuition substantially overstates typical undergraduate cost: average net price is about 70% lower after grants and scholarships.
Puerto Rico Advance Institute: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Puerto Rico Advance Institute—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
Research findings
Interpretation
High completion indicates students finish programs at scale; it does not alone measure instructional quality or labor-market fit.
Financial profile
Annual tuition
$9,395
Avg. net price
$2,805
Net price by family income
| Income bracket | Avg. annual net price |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $2,805 |
Sticker tuition × four years (estimate, no room/board): $37,580. See cost investigation.
Student outcomes
Share of first-year students returning the following fall.
Graduation rate and 10-year earnings are in the hero strip above; see Graduates for more.
What Puerto Rico Advance Institute is known for
Top program completions
- Make-Up Artist/Specialist13
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General12
- Bartending/Bartender4
See earnings & programs for more.
Is Puerto Rico Advance Institute a good school?
Data-framed fit—not a prestige rating.
Puerto Rico Advance Institute is a good school for those looking for high program completion rates.
EDsmart Data does not assign an opinion score; this framing summarizes the strongest Scorecard signals for this campus.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Puerto Rico Advance Institute.
Campus
Location
Bayamon, PR
City / state
- ZIP
- 00961-0000
- NCES locale
- Suburb
Compared with Suburban campuses nationally, net price is about 0.2× the median for Suburban campuses ($18,048 median).
Control
Institution type
Private Non-profit
Control
- Region
- Outlying Areas
Size
Enrollment
29
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 55
- Full-time share
- 100%
Student aid
Debt & aid
- Pell grant share
- 12.00%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Puerto Rico Advance Institute.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Puerto Rico Advance Institute was not reported in the College Scorecard extract for this institution.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Puerto Rico Advance Institute in that year.
Reporting years in the table below: 2023–2023 (Scorecard labels refer to the institutional submission cycle).
| Year | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees | Average net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $7,396 | $7,396 | — |
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Puerto Rico Advance Institute reported total enrollment of about 29 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 7% male and 93% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes Hispanic or Latino (100.0%), White (0.0%), and Black or African American (0.0%). About 12.00% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
100.0% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Puerto Rico Advance Institute in 2024 is 29 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 55 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
100.0%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
100.00% 100% Completion Time
100.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 100.00% of students graduating from Puerto Rico Advance Institute completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Make-Up Artist/Specialist: 0% male / 100% female
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: 0% male / 100% female
- Bartending/Bartender: 50% male / 50% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Puerto Rico Advance Institute graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Puerto Rico Advance Institute from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Puerto Rico Advance Institute.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 3 programs by IPEDS completions (4 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Puerto Rico Advance Institute.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Puerto Rico Advance Institute graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Puerto Rico Advance Institute—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $9,228
- Puerto Rico median 2.7× the median ($3,469)
- Outlying Areas median 2.6× the median ($3,501)
- U.S. median 1.3× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Puerto Rico Advance Institute at a glance
Puerto Rico Advance Institute
Puerto Rico Advance Institute is a private non-profit institution in Bayamon, PR.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Make-Up Artist/SpecialistAdministrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, GeneralBartending/Bartender
- Largest enrollment groups
- Hispanic or Latino100.0%White or Caucasian0.0%Black or African American0.0%
Schools near Puerto Rico Advance Institute
Other campuses in Bayamon, PR when available, plus nearby institutions in Puerto Rico.
Similar schools
Peers matched by the same EDsmart outcomes grade (Grade A) within Puerto Rico, then by similar ownership and admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Puerto Rico Advance Institute located?
Puerto Rico Advance Institute is located in Bayamon, PR.
What is Puerto Rico Advance Institute's tuition?
Puerto Rico Advance Institute tuition (published undergraduate sticker price) is $9,395 in the latest College Scorecard data. Average net price after grant aid is $2,805 for undergraduates receiving Title IV aid.
How much does Puerto Rico Advance Institute cost?
Reported tuition is $9,395 and average net price is $2,805 in the latest College Scorecard data. On-campus room and board is estimated at $3,500 annually.
Why is Puerto Rico Advance Institute's net price so much lower than tuition?
At Puerto Rico Advance Institute, published tuition is $9,395 while average net price is $2,805—about 70% lower. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for undergraduates receiving Title IV aid (College Scorecard). Institutional aid therefore compresses sticker price into a lower typical undergraduate cost signal. The campus average still masks large differences by household income; income-band net prices can diverge sharply from the overall average. EDsmart Data treats the sticker–net gap as an analytical finding, not advice about individual aid offers.
What is the student body demographics at Puerto Rico Advance Institute?
Puerto Rico Advance Institute reports undergraduate enrollment of about 55 students, Hispanic or Latino (100.0%), White (0.0%) in federal College Scorecard data.
What is the graduation rate at Puerto Rico Advance Institute?
The 150%-time completion rate is 100.0% for the cohort reported to the College Scorecard.
Is Puerto Rico Advance Institute public or private?
Puerto Rico Advance Institute is a private nonprofit institution located in Bayamon, PR.
Is Puerto Rico Advance Institute an HBCU?
No. Puerto Rico Advance Institute is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Puerto Rico Advance Institute a tribal college?
No. Puerto Rico Advance Institute is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Puerto Rico Advance Institute a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)?
By the common federal eligibility proxy used here (≥25% Hispanic enrollment in College Scorecard), yes—Puerto Rico Advance Institute reports 100.0% Hispanic enrollment share.
Is Puerto Rico Advance Institute religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Puerto Rico Advance Institute in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
- Puerto Rico college profile
- Puerto Rico college costs
- Puerto Rico colleges by ROI
- Puerto Rico trade schools profile
- Bayamon, Puerto Rico city profile
- Outlying Areas regional profile
- Suburban college profile
- Campus-setting profiles
- All state profiles
- Regional profiles
- National benchmarks
- School directory
- All schools in Puerto Rico
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.