1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Research brief & institution hub Copy linkPrint brief # Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus PR · Medium private nonprofit institution · Overall rank #291 nationally Data snapshot September 27, 2026 · Updated October 21, 2026 Overview[Cost & aid](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/outcomes/)[Admissions](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/admissions/)[Majors](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/majors/) ## [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus #291 among 1,467 nonprofit four-year institutions. ### Who it’s a good fit for Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is a private nonprofit university in Carolina, Puerto Rico, where Business and Health Professions account for the largest shares of degrees. Access is among the highest we track, and affordability is among the highest we track. Graduates out-earn what the model predicts for students like them. The model attributes that to the factors it measures — field of study, enrollment and the local labor market — which adds, while the unexplained remainder subtracts. Return is below the levels seen at many peers. Pell students complete at essentially the same rate as the entering cohort as a whole. The published cost and what aid recipients typically pay after aid sit below what students at comparable schools pay. Most graduates are estimated to go into work rather than further study. A student drawn to the largest programs should know that the best-paid ones are much smaller: the highest-earning field awards a handful of degrees a year. ## Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus at a glance ### Admissions and outcomes **Admission rate[\[1\]](#hub-data-note-admission)** Not reported **Six-year completion[\[2\]](#hub-data-note-completion)** 34.3% **Four-year earnings[\[3\]](#hub-data-note-earnings)** $28,676 ### Cost and family borrowing **Average annual net price · $48–75K family income[\[6\]](#hub-data-note-net-price)** $10,546 **Median student debt[\[4\]](#hub-data-note-student-debt)** $14,500 **Median Parent PLUS debt[\[7\]](#hub-data-note-gps)** $5,000 ## Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus rankings: how Azimuth assesses value[\[5\]](#hub-data-note-rankings) Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is a private nonprofit university in Carolina, Puerto Rico, enrolling 4,468 undergraduates. The university's composite standing sits in the 80th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The four pillars sit far apart. Access is the strongest, at the 99th percentile, and affordability is also high, at the 97th percentile. Return is the weakest, at the 2nd percentile, with mobility in between at the 44th percentile. The access pillar is the strongest in the university's Azimuth profile, in the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Affordability is close behind at the 97th percentile. Return is the weakest pillar, in the 2nd percentile, and mobility sits in the 44th percentile. The composite rank is #291 among 1,467 institutions. Azimuth places the university at #3 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks the university #823 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,837 more than the model expects for similar students. [How value-added outcomes are assessed](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) · [How to interpret program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus rankings in context | Geography | Rank | | --- | --- | | National | #291 | Azimuth overall value rankings within each geographic comparison group. ### National pillar percentiles **Economic mobility** National percentile: 44 **Access & reach** National percentile: 99 **[Affordability](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/cost/)** National percentile: 97 **[Return on investment](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/outcomes/)** National percentile: 2 ### Top-ranked majors 1. Hospitality Administration/Management**#88** 2. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions**#92** 3. Social Work**#207** This school’s three highest-ranked programs nationally. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ. [Explore major rankings](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/majors/#major-rankings) 01 / Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus briefing ## [Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus cost & financial aid](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/cost/)[\[6\]](#hub-data-note-net-price)[\[7\]](#hub-data-note-gps) Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus sets its published cost of attendance at $14,113, including tuition and fees of $7,750. Aid covers about 45% of that sticker price for the average aid recipient, leaving an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) of $7,761. That average net price falls $19,610 below the $27,371 median at comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #43 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the affordability pillar in the 97th percentile. The average net price reflects what aid recipients pay once grants and scholarships are counted. A low net price and a strong affordability rank point the same way here. The published cost of attendance at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is $14,113. Azimuth ranks the university #43 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. After grants and scholarships, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $7,401, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $10,546, and for those earning $75,001 to $110,000 it is $10,745. Aid covers about 45% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, a savings of $6,352 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $7,761, which is $19,610 below the $27,371 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Borrowers who finish carry a median of $14,500 in federal student loans. That is $9,699 below the $24,199 peer median. About 53.6% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parents who borrow through the [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) program hold a separate median of $5,000. If repaid over ten years, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $165 a month. Your family income Choose a household income range to see estimated net price. $0–30K$30–48K$48–75K$75–110K$110K+ Reported average annual net price · $48–75K**$10,546** After grants and scholarships. Your aid offer may differ. Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary. ### Borrowing and repayment at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Borrowers who complete a degree at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus leave with a median of $14,500 in federal student loans. That is $9,699 below the median of $24,199 for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $165 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $5,000 in [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) loans. About 53.6% of federal aid recipients take a federal loan. The return picture at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is mixed: graduates carry very little debt, but their earnings four years after completion are modest. Federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $28,676 four years after completing a degree, a figure at the 1st percentile. That is $39,574 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $4,837 more than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 71st percentile. Earnings scenarios, which are estimated from the program mix, range from a downside of $26,626 to an upside of $49,903. On the debt side, borrowers who finish carry a median of $14,500 in federal loans, which is $9,699 below the peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $165 a month if repaid over ten years. For the separate population of parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $5,000. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $165 a month if repaid over ten years. [How Financial GPS measures payment burden](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/) · [The four risk-and-reward zones](/analysis/4-zones-of-college-risk-and-reward/) Financial GPS ### What does repayment look like? **Institution median student debt** $14,500 **Institution Parent PLUS debt** $5,000 Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included. **Estimated student payment · monthly** $165/mo **Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly** $64/mo Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s. Payment assumptions Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. [Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus#student-tool) [Read the full cost & aid brief](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/cost/) 02 / Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus briefing ## [Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus career outcomes & earnings](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/outcomes/)[\[3\]](#hub-data-note-earnings)[\[8\]](#hub-data-note-scenarios)[\[9\]](#hub-data-note-value-added) Azimuth places the return pillar at the 2nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $28,676, in the 1st percentile. That is $39,574 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $4,837 more than the model expects for similar students, a gap that sits at the 71st percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,099. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,262. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,512. Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus posts a median of $28,676 four years after completion, which is $39,574 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) the university #1,443 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,837 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 71st percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,099. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,262. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,512. The university's program mix is concentrated in business, health, and protective services. The earnings scenarios, estimated from that mix, range from a downside of $26,626 to an upside of $49,903. An estimated 24.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $26,626 on the downside to $49,903 on the upside. These are scenarios, not observed groups of graduates. The highest-earning program is a small one: Health and Medical Administrative Services graduates earn $45,299 four years after completion, from 6 degrees awarded a year. The larger Business Administration and Management program follows at $36,078, with 79 degrees awarded. What explains value-added earnings? **Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.** +$7,099 **Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.** \-$2,262 **Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.** +$4,837 These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality. [Read the full outcomes brief](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/outcomes/) 03 / Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus briefing ## [Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus acceptance rate & admissions](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/admissions/)[\[1\]](#hub-data-note-admission)[\[10\]](#hub-data-note-sat)[\[11\]](#hub-data-note-retention) Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus is a private nonprofit university in Carolina, Puerto Rico, enrolling 4,468 undergraduates. The student body is shaped by two entry routes: a large majority who qualify for federal grant aid, and a substantial share who began their coursework elsewhere. That composition means the campus is not defined by a single traditional pathway. Admissions **Admission rate** Not reported [Read the full admissions brief](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/admissions/) 04 / Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus briefing ## [What are the largest majors at Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus?](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/majors/)[\[12\]](#hub-data-note-programs) Business and Health Professions lead the degree mix, at 26.9% and 22.9% of degrees awarded. Security & Protective Services adds 13.2%, while STEM fields make up 19.2%. Health and Medical Administrative Services is the highest-earning program, with median earnings of $45,299 four years after completion from 6 degrees awarded. Business Administration and Management awards 79 degrees with median earnings of $36,078. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #353 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Criminal Justice is the largest single program, with 96 degrees awarded and median earnings of $29,719. Azimuth ranks it #208 nationally. The highest-earning program is Health and Medical Administrative Services and the largest is Criminal Justice. The university has 8 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, with 13 fields reporting earnings data. The degree mix is concentrated in Business and Health Professions, which together account for nearly half of all bachelor's degrees awarded. The largest single program is Criminal Justice, at 96 degrees awarded a year. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #208 within its field and #2 in Puerto Rico. The highest-earning program is a much smaller one. Health and Medical Administrative Services graduates earn $45,299 four years out, from 6 degrees awarded a year. The best nationally ranked program is Hospitality Administration/Management, which Azimuth places #88 in its field and #1 in Puerto Rico. Four-year earnings · six largest reported fields **Criminal Justice and Corrections 96 degrees awarded** $29,719 **Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 86 degrees awarded** $32,708 **Business Administration, Management and Operations 79 degrees awarded** $36,078 **Psychology, General 68 degrees awarded** $26,574 **Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 63 degrees awarded** $26,561 **Social Work 61 degrees awarded** $29,026 Fields selected by reported completions. Counts describe credentials awarded, not unique students or the earnings sample. Bars show median four-year earnings. [Read the full majors brief](/school/universidad-ana-g-mendez-carolina-campus/majors/) ## Data scope & methodology Structured payloads generated September 27, 2026 · Governed hub narrative September 30, 2026 · Governed spoke corpus September 30, 2026 Four-year earnings describe cohorts of completers. Figures for other horizons describe different cohorts and are not joined into a career-growth projection. Azimuth's overall rank and pillar percentiles come from the school profile. Absolute pillar ranks, city, enrollment and official-site links are shown only when structured data supplies them. Detailed earnings, cost, admissions and program values come from the endpoint responsible for each measure. Missing values are not replaced with zero. Value-added estimates are model associations, not causal effects. Figures are refreshed with each data release, at most a quarter apart. The underlying source dates can be earlier than the release. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. [Read the ranking methodology, data definitions and limitations](/methodology/) · [About College Azimuth](/about/) Read the analysis behind [value-added earnings](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) and the [change to four-year graduate earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/). These articles are published on collegeazimuth.com. ## Data notes & source fields Scorecard field codes identify the underlying measure; Azimuth-derived values are labeled separately. Snapshot dates are not measurement years. Source populations and reporting periods differ across measures. Field definitions are in the [U.S. Department of Education · College Scorecard documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/files/InstitutionDataDocumentation.pdf); notes with a different source link it below. 1. **Admission rate.** Reported applicants admitted; not a transfer-specific or individual admission probability. Source fields: `ADM_RATE` 2. **Six-year completion.** First-time, full-time students completing at the institution within 150% of normal time, typically six years for a bachelor’s degree. Source fields: `C150_4` 3. **Four-year institutional earnings.** Median earnings of graduates in the reported cohort who are working and not enrolled, four years after completion. Source fields: `MD_EARN_WNE_4YR` 4. **Median federal student debt.** Federal student-loan debt among completers in the reported borrowing cohort. Excludes Parent PLUS and is not total debt across all students. Source fields: `GRAD_DEBT_MDN` 5. **National, regional and state ranks; pillar percentiles; major ranks.** Derived scores within the stated eligible comparison set, not raw Scorecard fields. Major ranks compare institutions within a field; their denominators differ. Source fields: `Azimuth rankings` [College Azimuth · Ranking methodology](/methodology/) 6. **Annual net price by family income.** Average annual cost after grants and scholarships for the eligible first-time, full-time aid-recipient cohort. Public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. Includes living costs; these are averages, not medians or individual offers. Source fields: `NPT4_PUB/PRIV; NPT41_PUB/PRIV through NPT45_PUB/PRIV` 7. **Parent PLUS debt, payments and GPS illustration.** Stored payments use Financial GPS loan and repayment assumptions. The adjustable spectrum applies the published framework to annual student payments divided by earnings minus an expense allowance; its initial allowance is 150% of the federal poverty guideline for one person, for the year the API serves. It is an illustration rather than a school rating. The parent table is the 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS as a share of household income above 200% of the guideline for a household of three: under 6% Safe, 6–10% Caution, over 10% High pressure. Parent PLUS uses the completer median where available, otherwise the all-borrower median; these describe different borrowing populations. Source fields: `PLUS_DEBT_ALL_COMP_MD; fallback PLUS_DEBT_ALL_MD; Azimuth Financial GPS calculations` [College Azimuth · Financial GPS methodology](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/) 8. **Downside and upside earnings; yellow band.** The band spans the modeled lower and higher scenarios. It is not the P25–P75 interval for individual graduates. The median marker is the separately reported institutional median. Source fields: `Azimuth modeled program-mix scenarios` [College Azimuth · Earnings scenario methodology](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) 9. **Value added and its components.** Observed-factor attribution plus the unexplained remainder equals total modeled value added. These are associations, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality. Source fields: `Azimuth statistical model` [College Azimuth · Value-added methodology](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) 10. **SAT score range and reported midpoint.** Reported scores of enrolled score-submitters, not admission cutoffs. The midpoint field is not necessarily the middle of the displayed range. Source fields: `SATVR25 + SATMT25; SATVR75 + SATMT75; SAT_AVG` 11. **First-year retention.** Retention of the reported full-time cohort at four-year institutions. Source fields: `RET_FT4` 12. **Program earnings, completion counts and major-mix dots.** Included bachelor’s programs have at least five reported completions. Counts are aggregated credentials, not unique people or an earnings sample. Major-mix dots group those counts by field of study; excluded programs are not zero activity. Source fields: `EARN_MDN_4YR; IPEDSCOUNT1; CIPCODE` [College Scorecard · Field-of-study technical documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/assets/FieldOfStudyDataDocumentation.pdf) 13. **Pell recipients.** Share of undergraduates receiving a Pell Grant in the reported academic year. Source fields: `PCTPELL` 14. **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group.** This is not an observed transfer-in rate. It includes part-time entrants and other entering-student attendance patterns. Source fields: `1 − PFTFTUG1_EF` 15. **Peer earnings and signed differences.** Differences are peer minus this school, from the same matching snapshot. A positive earnings difference does not mean the peer is better on every measure. Source fields: `Azimuth peer model using MD_EARN_WNE_4YR` [College Azimuth · Comparison methodology](/methodology/) [How to interpret program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)