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University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo

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Arecibo, PR2,719 students
Acceptance Rate
59%
moderate
Median SAT
—
Net Price After Aid
$9.4k
Sticker $5.0k
Graduation Rate
51%
6-year, full-time

University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo is a public institution in Arecibo, PR with an acceptance rate of 59% and 2,719 students. The average net price after financial aid is $9,444 per year.

About University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo

A public 4-year urban university in Arecibo, PR.

University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo campus
Campus · Arecibo

University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo is a college in Arecibo, PR. It enrolls roughly 2,719 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 59%.

Outlying AreasUrbanPublic4-yearHealth
Acceptance Rate
59%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
2,719
Medium
Retention
71%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
51%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
59%
59 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.66
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. A GPA near 3.66 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
—
ACT
composite, 36 scale
—
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.503.93
3.66
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $5,024
Average net price after aid
$9,444
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$11,261
$30,001 – $48,000
$12,466
$48,001 – $75,000
$13,259
$75,001 – $110,000
$13,208
$110,001 +
N/A

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
89%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
3%
Avg loan $4,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
19:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Health
23% of degrees awarded
Retention
71%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • Hispanic100%

Gender

  • Female59%
  • Male41%
International
0%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
2,719

Outcomes after graduation

What University of Puerto Rico: Arecibo graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$30.5k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
51%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$30.5k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$4.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$9.4k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$31k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 51% graduation rate is below the national average.

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