Admission Comparison between Puerto Rico Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 40,307 students have applied to Puerto Rico colleges and 23,185 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Puerto Rico colleges is 69.3%. Of the admitted students, 15,613 students finally enrolled in one of Puerto Rico colleges.
2 Puerto Rico colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 5 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Puerto Rico colleges is 1,024.
Puerto Rico College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the largest number of applicants of 4,799 and Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce has the most admitted students of 2,763.
- The average acceptance rate of Puerto Rico colleges is 69.3% and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo has the lowest acceptance rate of 26.5%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 78.9% and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama has the highest yield of 98.9%.
- The average SAT score is 1,024 and Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce has the highest SAT score of 1,300.
Puerto Rico Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Puerto Rico colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 138 | 91 | 81 | 65.9% | 89 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 4,446 | 2,513 | 1,775 | 56.5% | 71 | - | - |
| Colegio Universitario de San Juan San Juan, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 65 | 49 | 48 | 75.4% | 98 | - | - |
| Universidad Central Del Caribe Bayamon, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 10 | 6 | 6 | 60.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati Manati, PR Public, 2-4 years | 166 | 155 | 144 | 93.4% | 93 | - | - |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina Carolina, PR Private, Less than 2 years | 240 | 215 | 187 | 89.6% | 87 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 1,463 | 611 | 596 | 41.8% | 98 | - | - |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 84 | 50 | 38 | 59.5% | 76 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 1,251 | 422 | 357 | 33.7% | 85 | - | - |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo Arecibo, PR Private, Less than 2 years | 100 | 74 | 74 | 74.0% | 100 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Carolina, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 1,764 | 962 | 678 | 54.5% | 70 | - | - |
| Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 237 | 237 | 180 | 100.0% | 76 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 1,426 | 748 | 630 | 52.5% | 84 | - | - |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 97 | 76 | 66 | 78.4% | 87 | - | - |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 604 | 599 | 92 | 99.2% | 15 | - | - |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama Guayama, PR Public, 2-4 years | 138 | 109 | 93 | 79.0% | 85 | - | - |
| Escuela De Troqueleria Y Herramentaje Bayamon, PR Public, 2-4 years | 21 | 21 | 21 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 1,042 | 398 | 362 | 38.2% | 91 | - | - |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Manati Manati, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 88 | 60 | 43 | 68.2% | 72 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo Fajardo, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 761 | 202 | 199 | 26.5% | 99 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 699 | 569 | 540 | 81.4% | 95 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Cayey, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 1,168 | 619 | 475 | 53.0% | 77 | - | - |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 193 | 181 | 30 | 93.8% | 17 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 4,799 | 2,620 | 1,867 | 54.6% | 71 | - | - |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian San Sebastian, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 188 | 180 | 180 | 95.7% | 100 | - | - |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan San Juan, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 356 | 216 | 167 | 60.7% | 77 | - | - |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR Public, 2-4 years | 68 | 43 | 43 | 63.2% | 100 | - | - |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba Villalba, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 115 | 87 | 61 | 75.7% | 70 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas Barranquitas, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 491 | 422 | 237 | 85.9% | 56 | - | - |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-East Ponce, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 114 | 91 | 65 | 79.8% | 71 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama Guayama, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 735 | 267 | 264 | 36.3% | 99 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 1,416 | 838 | 647 | 59.2% | 77 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 1,323 | 725 | 624 | 54.8% | 86 | - | - |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 2,817 | 2,763 | 885 | 98.1% | 32 | - | - |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 3,073 | 1,783 | 1,089 | 58.0% | 61 | - | - |
| Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 62 | 62 | 61 | 100.0% | 98 | - | - |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Caguas, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 1,410 | 599 | 589 | 42.5% | 98 | - | - |
| Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios Hato Rey, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 1,922 | 1,340 | 368 | 69.7% | 27 | - | - |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 2,062 | 817 | 795 | 39.6% | 97 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico Bayamon, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 2,587 | 914 | 712 | 35.3% | 78 | - | - |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez, PR Private, 4 years four-years | 232 | 232 | 120 | 100.0% | 52 | - | - |
| University of Puerto Rico-Utuado Utuado, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 326 | 209 | 114 | 64.1% | 55 | - | - |
| Average | 40,307 | 23,185 | 15,613 | 69.3% | 79 | - | - |
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