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Career OutcomesAzimuth ranks Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus #285 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 80.8 percentile for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus sits in the 76.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earn about $5,197 more than similar students at comparable institutions. Azimuth ranks Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus #825 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 44.3 percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. --- Students at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus earn more than similar students at comparable institutions, a result that places the university among the stronger performers for earnings beyond expectations in the nonprofit four-year institutions coverage set. That earnings advantage combines with a meaningful mobility ranking to anchor Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus's composite position among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Azimuth ranks Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus #285 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 80.8 percentile for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. A private university in Carolina, PR, Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus enrolls roughly 4,468 undergraduates. Retention stands at 75.0% and the six-year graduation rate is 34.3%, reflecting the institution's ability to move students through to degree completion. The composite is anchored by what Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus delivers for its students. 90.5% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 40.6% are first-generation college students, reflecting the institution's broad-access mission in the Carolina, Puerto Rico region. Graduates earn about $5,197 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus in the 76.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn median Business-anchored outcomes that reflect the institution's program concentration, with median earnings four years after enrollment of $28,676, placing Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus in the 0.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Return on investment sits at the 1.9 percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with Azimuth ranking Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus #1452 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Access sits in the 99.9 percentile and mobility in the 44.3 percentile for their respective measures among nonprofit four-year institutions, while affordability sits in the 97.1 percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. For families weighing long-term value, Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus offers a regionally grounded path to earnings that compare favorably against the no-degree baseline of $15,317 for workers in PR.
Universidad Ana G. Méndez–Carolina Campus's published cost of attendance is $14,113. Net price by income band reflects the institution's need-based aid structure: low-income families pay approximately $7,401, middle-income families pay around $10,546, and higher-income families pay approximately $10,745. Azimuth ranks Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus #43 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 97.1 percentile for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown. The institution participates in federal need-based aid programs, including Pell Grants and Direct Loans, alongside institutional aid. Families apply using the FAFSA to determine eligibility and aid packages. The gap between published cost of attendance and actual net price can be substantial, particularly for lower-income students, reflecting how financial aid reshapes the affordability picture across different family income levels. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $14,500, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $5,000; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the Parent PLUS risk framework for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For a graduate at the institution's typical four-year earnings of $28,676, median federal debt of $14,500 projects to a monthly payment of about $164 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use Azimuth's Financial GPS tool.
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is a strong fit for students in Carolina, PR who are drawn to business and professionally oriented fields and want an accessible private nonprofit institution with a clear path to post-graduation employment in the local and regional labor market. Graduates earn in the 0.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, and Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus sits in the 76.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions — graduates earn about $5,197 more than similar students at comparable institutions relative to similar students at comparable institutions. The access profile is broad. 90.5% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 40.6% are first-generation students, and the institution's completion outcomes for Pell-eligible students — 34.4% — reflect a meaningful commitment to seeing those students through to a degree. Median student debt at graduation is $14,500, which shapes the affordability picture for cost-sensitive families. Fit depends on two realistic filters: the program mix is concentrated in Business, so students whose interests align with that family will find the strongest outcomes, while those seeking deep STEM or research-oriented programs may find the portfolio narrower than at larger institutions. Students planning to build careers in Puerto Rico's local economy will find the institution's regional footprint and labor-market alignment a genuine asset.
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Universidad Ana G. Méndez–Carolina Campus's published cost of attendance is $14,113.
Net price by income band reflects the institution's need-based aid structure: low-income families pay approximately $7,401, middle-income families pay around $10,546, and higher-income families pay approximately $10,745. Azimuth ranks Universidad Ana G.
Mendez-Carolina Campus #43 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 97.1 percentile for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown.
The institution participates in federal need-based aid programs, including Pell Grants and Direct Loans, alongside institutional aid. Families apply using the FAFSA to determine eligibility and aid packages.
The gap between published cost of attendance and actual net price can be substantial, particularly for lower-income students, reflecting how financial aid reshapes the affordability picture across different family income levels. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $14,500, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $5,000; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions.
For a graduate at the institution's typical four-year earnings of $28,676, median federal debt of $14,500 projects to a monthly payment of about $164 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).
Graduates of Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus earn median 4-year earnings of $28,676, placing the institution in the 0.3rd percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $5,197 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus in the 76.8th percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus #1452 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 1.9th percentile for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Those figures represent meaningful lifetime returns relative to Puerto Rico's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $15,317.
The earnings pattern reflects Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus's focus on Business programs, which account for 27% of graduates. Azimuth ranks Criminal Justice and Corrections #209 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/), with 96 graduates earning median earnings of $29,719. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing and Business Administration, Management and Operations also contribute meaningfully to the institution's outcomes, with earnings of $32,708 and $36,078 respectively.
Health and Medical Administrative Services
6 graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations
79 graduates
Accounting and Related Services
44 graduates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
86 graduates
Culinary Arts and Related Services
46 graduates
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus's program mix is anchored in Business, with additional enrollment across health, education, and applied professional fields — a signature consistent with a career-oriented private nonprofit institution serving a regional Puerto Rico labor market.
Criminal Justice is the largest program by graduate count, followed by Nursing, Business Administration, Psychology, General, and Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, together representing the core of the institution's degree output. The Business concentration — Business at 27% of graduates and Education at 4% — reflects a deliberate alignment with employer demand in finance, management, and public administration.
The highest-earning programs at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus are led by Business Administration, where graduates earn median earnings of $36,078 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #349 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Accounting follows with graduates earning median earnings of $35,180, with Azimuth ranking the program #291 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Culinary Arts and Related Services round out the upper tier, with graduates earning median earnings of $32,708 and $32,489 respectively four years after enrollment — programs where cohort scale and earnings combine to anchor the institution's strongest financial outcomes per [how Azimuth evaluates programs](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/).
Criminal Justice represents the institution's highest aggregate-return program, combining enrollment scale with competitive earnings in a field tied directly to regional employer demand. Most of Universidad Ana G.
Mendez-Carolina Campus's strongest programs are high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways — graduates in business administration, management, and finance enter the labor market without requiring advanced degrees, and four-year earnings reflect actual placement outcomes rather than an undercount from graduate-school continuation. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these program families align with labor-market conditions in Puerto Rico and beyond.
