Boricua College

Boricua College is a private nonprofit college in New York, New York. It graduates 81% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $35,348 ten years after starting college, more than 9% of the New York colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$15,245 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $24,213. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
81%

Higher than 85% of New York colleges we cover and 90% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$35,348

Higher than 9% of New York colleges we cover and 5% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Boricua College acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return86%
Pell Grant recipients86%
First-generation students52%
Women / men82% / 18%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Boricua College tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$13,025
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$400
Total cost of attendance$24,213

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$6,347
Loan default rate8.8%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

State aid: New York residents may qualify for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP): up to $5,665 a year toward tuition at eligible New York colleges, for dependent students with New York net taxable family income up to $125,000. Not included in the prices above. New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)

What Boricua College costs to finish, and how fast it pays back

Graduates of Boricua College took 4.0 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in New York. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.

Family incomeNet price / yrCost to finishYears to pay back
$0–30k$14,809$59,236more than 20 years
$30–48k$13,907$55,628more than 20 years
$48–75k$23,253$93,012more than 20 years
$75–110kn/a—not available
$110k+n/a—not available

Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.0 years, the average time graduates took (26% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($35,348) minus $34,633 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in NY (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $715 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method

College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.

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Boricua College majors, earnings & careers

Boricua College offers 5 bachelor's majors across 4 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 2
  • Business & Finance · 1
  • Education · 1
  • Humanities & Languages · 1

Highest-earning majors at Boricua College

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Education (Elementary / Secondary)$55,959$10,334
Community Organization and Advocacy$49,778$10,650
Business Administration$42,710—
Quick list of all 5 majors
  • Business Administration$42,710
  • Community Organization and Advocacy$49,778
  • Education (Elementary / Secondary)$55,959
  • Human Services—
  • Liberal Arts / General Studies—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Education (Elementary / Secondary) → Elementary school teacher

$96,900
New York
$85,760
New York
$63,970
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 0.4% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Business Administration → Management analyst

$124,390
New York
$112,250
New York
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in New York

Cost of living
13% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$2,729/mo

2 bedrooms $2,971. Housing costs 49% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
40° / 85°

January and July average highs. 50 inches of rain a year, 30 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively High

Highest: hurricane (relatively high); river flooding (very high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (very high).

FEMA National Risk Index, New York County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)479
First-year students from New York100%
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-2458% bachelor's · 42% associate
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyHispanic 77% · Black 20% · Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2% · White 1%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

New York County at a glance

Population1,629,477
Median household income$103,931
Adults with a bachelor's degree64%
Median age39

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Boricua College with similar schools

Similar private colleges in New York by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Boricua College—$15,24581%$35,348This school
Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion—$9,13683%$20,707
New York School of Interior Design63%$45,27169%$48,041
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary—$3,82263%$36,442
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing——100%$96,980

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Boricua College would cost you $6,109 more per year than Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Boricua College.
  • Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion gives aided families $1,971 more in grants, on average.
Per year, New York residentBoricua CollegeRabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionDifference
Sticker price$24,213$20,075+$4,138
Average grants−$8,968−$10,939+$1,971
You pay$15,245$9,136+$6,109

“+” means Boricua College costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Boricua College

How much does Boricua College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $24,213 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $15,245 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $14,809 and families earning $110k+ pay —.

How much do Boricua College graduates earn?

Former Boricua College students earn a median $35,348 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Boricua College graduation rate?

81% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 86% return for their second year.

How long does a Boricua College degree take to pay off?

For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at Boricua College costs about $93,012 after grants ($23,253 a year for 4.0 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $35,348 ten years after starting, $715 more than high school graduates in New York ($34,633), so repaying the cost would take more than 20 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Boricua College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/boricua-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).