Orlando, Florida · Private Non-Profit
Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 32% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $16,577 school-wide net price and $47,540 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
32% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a high award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 32.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 402
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 33.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,577/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $66,308
- Median debt
- $22,564
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $47,540/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (32%), school-wide average net price ($16,577), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($47,540), and peer averages from 402 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 402 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 9.4x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,835 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($16,590 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando in the top 68% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4.6% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 3.8% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 2.3% of reported awards · $3,967 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.3% of reported awards · $3,399 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 1.1% of reported awards · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 2.7% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 2.2% of reported awards · $4,831 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 1.3% of reported awards · $6,555 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Mechanical Engineering accounts for 32% of the awards or completions reported for Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando. That award concentration is higher than at 100% of schools in this field set and is 9.4x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando's average net price is $16,577 per year, about $66,308 over four years. That is $2,835 below the $19,412 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $47,540 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,590 below the $64,130 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando #275 of 402 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.