Ponce, Puerto Rico
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1967
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 139
- Median GPA
- 3.33
- Resident tuition
- $540 / credit
- First-year class
- 161
- Bar-required jobs
- 17%
- First-time bar passage
- 44.9%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2018-2019
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $7,869 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $5,869 | Not reported |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $500 | Not reported |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $500 | Not reported |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$14,274
- Living off campus$19,206
- Living at home$11,829
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$7,869
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$19,206
PreLaw Advisor total$27,075
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2018–2019 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 538 | 399 | 139 |
| Receiving grants | 133 | 98 | 35 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 124 | 90 | 34 |
| Half to full tuition | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Full tuition | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $1,400 | $1,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $2,000 | $1,750 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $3,500 | $3,750 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-2018124 received · 43 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-2017112 received · 23 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016114 received · 28 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.