For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Puerto Rico colleges is 57.07%, 22,655 accepted out of 39,694 applicants.
For Puerto Rico college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 2,575 (6.94%) compared to last year, from 37,119 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 116, which is less than -0.76% last year.
Puerto Rico colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 3.68% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Puerto Rico colleges. The yield decreased by 0.82%.
Among Puerto Rico colleges, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo has the lowest acceptance rate of 26.54% with 202 accepted students out of 761 applicants. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the most number of applicants of 4,799 and University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 1,867.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Puerto Rico. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | 761 -32 | 202 -80 | 199 -57 | 26.54% -9.02% | 98.51% 7.73% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 1,251 -287 | 422 -659 | 357 -108 | 33.73% -36.56% | 84.60% 41.58% |
| University of Puerto Rico | 2,587 1,646 | 914 44 | 712 -68 | 35.33% -57.12% | 77.90% -11.76% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | 735 234 | 267 24 | 264 22 | 36.33% -12.17% | 98.88% -0.71% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 1,042 -14 | 398 -1 | 362 -29 | 38.20% 0.42% | 90.95% -7.05% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | 2,062 8 | 817 69 | 795 67 | 39.62% 3.20% | 97.31% -0.02% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 1,463 -11 | 611 -78 | 596 -83 | 41.76% -4.98% | 97.55% -1.00% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | 1,410 135 | 599 -47 | 589 -47 | 42.48% -8.19% | 98.33% -0.12% |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce | 1,426 -15 | 748 -61 | 630 23 | 52.45% -3.69% | 84.22% 9.19% |
| University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | 1,168 446 | 619 -73 | 475 -91 | 53.00% -42.84% | 76.74% -5.05% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | 1,764 -15 | 962 24 | 678 -34 | 54.54% 1.81% | 70.48% -5.43% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | 4,799 134 | 2,620 138 | 1,867 28 | 54.59% 1.39% | 71.26% -2.83% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 1,323 27 | 725 -33 | 624 -47 | 54.80% -3.69% | 86.07% -2.45% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 4,446 64 | 2,513 227 | 1,775 -90 | 56.52% 4.35% | 70.63% -10.95% |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | 3,073 -565 | 1,783 -160 | 1,089 112 | 58.02% 4.61% | 61.08% 10.80% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 1,416 -7 | 838 -48 | 647 -41 | 59.18% -3.08% | 77.21% -0.44% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 84 -2 | 50 -23 | 38 -21 | 59.52% -25.36% | 76.00% -4.82% |
| Universidad Central Del Caribe | 10 -3 | 6 -2 | 6 -1 | 60.00% -1.54% | 100.00% 12.50% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | 356 146 | 216 54 | 167 23 | 60.67% -16.47% | 77.31% -11.58% |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan | 68 -57 | 43 -52 | 43 -37 | 63.24% -12.76% | 100.00% 15.79% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Utuado | 326 | 209 | 114 14 | 64.11% 0.00% | 54.55% 6.70% |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon | 138 28 | 91 -4 | 81 -10 | 65.94% -20.42% | 89.01% -6.78% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Manati | 88 -19 | 60 -11 | 43 -12 | 68.18% 1.82% | 71.67% -5.79% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | 1,922 730 | 1,340 548 | 368 11 | 69.72% 3.28% | 27.46% -17.62% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Caguas | 120 120 | 87 87 | 65 65 | 72.50% | 74.71% |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo | 100 -15 | 74 -16 | 74 13 | 74.00% -4.26% | 100.00% 32.22% |
| Colegio Universitario de San Juan | 65 -3 | 49 -6 | 48 -7 | 75.38% -5.50% | 97.96% -2.04% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba | 115 3 | 87 -12 | 61 -13 | 75.65% -12.74% | 70.11% -4.64% |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music | 97 18 | 76 12 | 66 17 | 78.35% -2.66% | 86.84% 10.28% |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama | 138 -32 | 109 -35 | 93 -38 | 78.99% -5.72% | 85.32% -5.65% |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-East | 114 26 | 91 40 | 65 31 | 79.82% 21.87% | 71.43% 4.76% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 699 42 | 569 32 | 540 55 | 81.40% -0.34% | 94.90% 4.58% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | 491 -27 | 422 81 | 237 14 | 85.95% 20.12% | 56.16% -9.24% |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina | 240 20 | 215 5 | 187 -1 | 89.58% -5.87% | 86.98% -2.54% |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati | 166 14 | 155 3 | 144 3 | 93.37% -6.63% | 92.90% 0.14% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 193 63 | 181 70 | 30 5 | 93.78% 8.40% | 16.57% -5.95% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | 188 6 | 180 5 | 180 5 | 95.74% -0.41% | 100.00% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 2,817 -203 | 2,763 35 | 885 125 | 98.08% 7.75% | 32.03% 4.17% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 604 48 | 599 58 | 92 -8 | 99.17% 1.87% | 15.36% -3.12% |
| Albizu University-San Juan | 237 22 | 237 22 | 180 26 | 100.00% | 75.95% 4.32% |
| Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | 62 -23 | 62 -23 | 61 -24 | 100.00% | 98.39% -1.61% |
| Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | 9 -3 | 9 -3 | 9 | 100.00% | 100.00% 25.00% |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | 232 -143 | 232 -143 | 120 31 | 100.00% | 51.72% 27.99% |
| Escuela De Troqueleria Y Herramentaje | 21 -5 | 21 -5 | 21 -5 | 100.00% | 100.00% |