Financial Aid at UPRA

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

2,623 students (93% of total 2,817 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (UPRA). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,725.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 89% of total 688 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,354.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, 2,623 undergraduate students (93% of total 2,817 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,725.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UPRA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship2,62393% $17,639,014$6,725
Pell Grants2,50689% $15,353,612$6,127
Federal Student Loan943% $437,125$4,650

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

615 beginning undergraduate students (89% of total 688 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo. The average amount of aid received is $7,354.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UPRA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid61589% --
Grants or Scholarships61589%$4,522,681$7,354
Federal Grants61589%$4,131,954$6,719
Pell Grants61589%$3,944,194$6,413
Other Federal Grants22332%$187,760$842
State/Local Grants9013%$98,273$1,092
Institutional Grants10916%$292,454$2,683
Student Loan Aid2-$7,000$3,500
Federal Student Loans2-$7,000$3,500
Other Student Loans----

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level602602$3,949,865$6,561
0-30,000407407$2,872,943$7,059
30,001-48,000113113$661,526$5,854
48,001-75,0007575$379,609$5,061
75,001-110,00077$35,787$5,112
110,001 or more----

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