National University College Overview

Located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, National University College is a private for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is National University College Known For?

• Students at National University College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at National University College.
• In <nil>, 19% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is National University College?

Contact details for National University College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Carr. #2 Edificio National College Plaza, Bayamon, PR 00960
Phone:	787-982-3000
Website:	www.nuc.edu

How Do I Get Into National University College?

You can apply to National University College online at: www.nuc.edu/

Since National University College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford National University College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At National University College, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $8,718 a year. That adds up to $34,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at National University College is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

National University College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,730 undergraduate students at National University College, with 12,300 being full-time and 11,430 being part-time.

There are also 1,189 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,300 full-time undergraduates at National University College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National University College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	29
Black or African American	537
Hispanic or Latino	11,068
White	460
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	204

Geographic Diversity

Puerto Rico students aren't the only ones who study at National University College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at National University College

In 2020-2021, 24,835 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at National University College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of National University College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at National University College was 38.8%. This is the #775 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at National University College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.