The average graduation rate of Puerto Rico colleges is 55.78%. It means that 55.78% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year Puerto Rico colleges, the average graduation rate is 43.93%, which means 43.93% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In Puerto Rico 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 56.14%.
For Puerto Rico colleges, CEM College-San Juan has the highest graduation rate of 85.90% among 4-year colleges. For Puerto Rico community colleges, Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan has the highest graduation rate of 73.33%.
The following table compares graduation rates between Puerto Rico colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.