Caribbean University-Carolina

Caribbean University-Carolina earns an overall ROI score of 18/100, placing it in the poor value band on CampusROI's framework. Tuition runs $8,844 with an average net price of $5,791 after aid. Median earnings six years after entry land at $18,400, climbing to roughly $22,842 by year ten, producing a payback period that effectively never resolves (the model caps payback at 999 years when median earnings don't exceed the high-school baseline by enough to recoup cost). Median federal debt of $10,500 works out to a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.57, which is tight. Completion is the headline weakness at 44.4% of degree-seeking students finishing within 150% of normal time. The component scores break down as earnings premium 0/100, completion 28/100, payback 7/100, debt-to-earnings 59/100, repayment 4/100. The lowest sub-score is earnings premium over a high-school baseline at 0/100, which is the main weight pulling the overall number down; the strongest sub-score is debt-to-earnings ratio at 59/100. Data points here come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2024-2025 vintage), and Scorecard earnings carry a 6-10 year reporting lag, so the figures describe recent graduating cohorts rather than this year's incoming class.

This is a Caribbean institution with a small enrollment of 99 undergraduates and a Pell Grant rate of 67.7%, well above the national average of about 32%, indicating it serves a high share of low-income students. Strong fit profile is a focused, locally-rooted student who has a clear major in mind and needs the in-state pricing and small-campus scale to make the math work. Be honest about completion: at this rate, a meaningful share of students who enroll do not finish, and incomplete degrees produce the worst ROI of any path. Median earnings ten years out of $22,842 should be the honest yardstick for whether the price the family will actually pay (see the income-bracket breakdown below) leads to a workable post-graduation budget.