Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR · Private · Small city
Private institution in Arecibo, PR · 2,275 undergraduates · 38% acceptance rate · $24,539 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Pell Grant share
- Top 3%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 4%Median graduate debt
- Top 7%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,036217th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,580182nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,58055th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,628141st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $9,00070th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,5391,925th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,4011,892nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.4%1,630th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.0%966th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 37.8%153rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,275873rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 26.0:12,072nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 81.4%41st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,002 mi (MIA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $26,739 | $25,194 |
| BiotechnologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | $22,920 | $19,227 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $21,964 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $21,508 | $12,115 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $21,508 | $18,498 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $21,508 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $19,227 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $18,087 | $11,851 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $16,663 | $15,367 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $16,478 | $12,961 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $16,345 | $14,627 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo’s 2,275 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PR
- University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, PR · 2,276 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, PR · 2,201 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, PR · 2,367 undergrads
- Columbia Central University-CaguasCaguas, PR · 2,494 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, PR · 2,555 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, PR · 2,602 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Charter CollegeAnchorage, AK · 2,277 undergrads
- Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, ID · 2,277 undergrads
- Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL · 2,271 undergrads
- Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · 2,280 undergrads
- San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, CA · 2,270 undergrads
- University of MaryBismarck, ND · 2,280 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitearecibo.inter.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 242635)
- Compare colleges in PRRe-score with your weights
- Compare with University of Puerto Rico at PonceSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo vs University of Puerto Rico at PonceHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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