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University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Arecibo, PR · Public · Small city · UPRA

Public institution in Arecibo, PR · 2,788 undergraduates · 62% acceptance rate · $30,512 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$11,759439th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$5,324169th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$5,32438th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,320283rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$4,5005th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$30,5121,867th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$19,5461,930th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
50.7%1,119th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.8%734th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
62.3%435th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,788735th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
85.7%18th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 1,003 mi (MIA)

On 3 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 17 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$25,967$11,851
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$24,421—
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$22,192—
Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$20,140$14,627
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$20,140—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$16,478$14,935
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors$15,922$13,702
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$15,125$11,234
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$14,759$12,879
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technologybachelors$12,961$10,463
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusinessbachelors$11,851$10,092
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

Other · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $238,400 (M $172,000 · W $66,400)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo’s 2,788 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere