Puerto Rico Colleges Graduation Rate Trends

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Puerto Rico Colleges

There are 76 active four-years colleges and universities in Puerto Rico - 14 public and 62 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Puerto Rico is 42%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 38% to 42%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 16 to 1 and it decreased by 6 compared to 22 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	38%	33%	40%
2013-14	40%	32%	43%
2014-15	38%	32%	41%
2015-16	36%	31%	40%
2016-17	37%	32%	42%
2017-18	39%	35%	43%
2018-19	42%	37%	45%
2019-20	42%	38%	48%
2020-21	43%	39%	47%
2021-22	41%	37%	45%
2022-23	42%	39%	45%
Average	39.82%	35.00%	43.55%

Year

Total

Men

Women

2012-13

38%

33%

40%

2013-14

40%

32%

43%

2014-15

38%

32%

41%

2015-16

36%

31%

40%

2016-17

37%

32%

42%

2017-18

39%

35%

43%

2018-19

42%

37%

45%

2019-20

42%

38%

48%

2020-21

43%

39%

47%

2021-22

41%

37%

45%

2022-23

42%

39%

45%

Average

39.82%

35.00%

43.55%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	7%
2013-14	7%
2014-15	7%
2015-16	8%
2016-17	8%
2017-18	8%
2018-19	8%
2019-20	12%
2020-21	9%
2021-22	9%
2022-23	10%
Average	8.45%

Year

Transfer-out Rate

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

12%

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

10%

Average

8.45%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	72%	57%
2013-14	71%	58%
2014-15	74%	61%
2015-16	74%	59%
2016-17	74%	61%
2017-18	72%	60%
2018-19	71%	57%
2019-20	72%	57%
2020-21	70%	56%
2021-22	72%	50%
2022-23	72%	55%
Average	72.18%	57.36%

Year

Full-time

Part-time

2012-13

72%

57%

2013-14

71%

58%

2014-15

74%

61%

2015-16

74%

59%

2016-17

74%

61%

2017-18

72%

60%

2018-19

71%

57%

2019-20

72%

57%

2020-21

70%

56%

2021-22

72%

50%

2022-23

72%

55%

Average

72.18%

57.36%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	22:1
2013-14	22:1
2014-15	22:1
2015-16	21:1
2016-17	20:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	19.09:1

Year

Student to Faculty Ratio

2012-13

22:1

2013-14

22:1

2014-15

22:1

2015-16

21:1

2016-17

20:1

2017-18

19:1

2018-19

18:1

2019-20

17:1

2020-21

17:1

2021-22

16:1

2022-23

16:1

Average

19.09:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Puerto Rico Colleges

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