Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.63% where the current academic year rate is 67.07% at Puerto Rico Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.68% and women students' rate is 66.89%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Puerto Rico Colleges than the previous year.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Puerto Rico Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 65.40% | 67.70% | 64.02% |
| 2015-16 | 65.71% 0.30% |
65.84% -1.86% |
65.33% 1.31% |
| 2016-17 | 62.26% -3.45% |
63.28% -2.56% |
61.82% -3.51% |
| 2017-18 | 66.15% 3.89% |
66.40% 3.11% |
65.04% 3.22% |
| 2018-19 | 61.56% -4.58% |
60.74% -5.65% |
61.83% -3.21% |
| 2019-20 | 68.38% 6.82% |
69.12% 8.38% |
68.55% 6.72% |
| 2020-21 | 67.94% -0.44% |
67.30% -1.81% |
67.54% -1.01% |
| 2021-22 | 69.53% 1.59% |
68.91% 1.60% |
69.47% 1.93% |
| 2022-23 | 67.72% -1.81% |
70.81% 1.90% |
72.02% 2.55% |
| 2023-24 | 71.20% 3.49% |
73.53% 2.72% |
71.66% -0.36% |
| 2024-25 | 67.07% -4.13% |
70.84% -2.70% |
68.49% -3.18% |
| Average | 66.63% | 67.68% | 66.89% |
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 78.15% where the current academic year yield is 76.45%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Puerto Rico Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 80.01% | 83.01% | 78.27% |
| 2015-16 | 80.66% 0.65% |
82.90% -0.11% |
79.10% 0.83% |
| 2016-17 | 79.84% -0.82% |
82.31% -0.59% |
77.96% -1.14% |
| 2017-18 | 80.65% 0.81% |
81.22% -1.09% |
80.14% 2.18% |
| 2018-19 | 80.10% -0.54% |
81.18% -0.05% |
79.51% -0.63% |
| 2019-20 | 76.38% -3.73% |
77.55% -3.62% |
75.69% -3.83% |
| 2020-21 | 78.47% 2.09% |
79.65% 2.10% |
77.53% 1.85% |
| 2021-22 | 79.26% 0.79% |
80.48% 0.83% |
78.93% 1.39% |
| 2022-23 | 73.33% -5.93% |
75.25% -5.23% |
72.30% -6.62% |
| 2023-24 | 74.50% 1.17% |
75.39% 0.14% |
74.40% 2.10% |
| 2024-25 | 76.45% 1.95% |
75.89% 0.50% |
75.48% 1.08% |
| Average | 78.15% | 79.53% | 77.21% |
The average number of applicants is 47,042, the average number of admitted is 24,724, and the average number of enrolled students is 18,475 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Puerto Rico Colleges increased by 6.61% (2,455 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Puerto Rico Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 53,674 | 26,365 | 21,869 |
| 2015-16 | 60,758 13.20% |
27,482 4.24% |
22,283 1.89% |
| 2016-17 | 54,737 -9.91% |
27,746 0.96% |
21,803 -2.15% |
| 2017-18 | 51,449 -6.01% |
28,145 1.44% |
21,950 0.67% |
| 2018-19 | 55,093 7.08% |
25,902 -7.97% |
20,120 -8.34% |
| 2019-20 | 52,044 -5.53% |
26,660 2.93% |
19,420 -3.48% |
| 2020-21 | 38,921 -25.22% |
22,213 -16.68% |
15,952 -17.86% |
| 2021-22 | 34,108 -12.37% |
20,031 -9.82% |
14,848 -6.92% |
| 2022-23 | 39,983 17.22% |
22,296 11.31% |
14,695 -1.03% |
| 2023-24 | 37,119 -7.16% |
22,551 1.14% |
15,232 3.65% |
| 2024-25 | 39,574 6.61% |
22,568 0.08% |
15,051 -1.19% |
| Average | 47,042 | 24,724 | 18,475 |