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.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 39.82% where the current academic year rate is 42%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Puerto Rico Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

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%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 8.45% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Puerto Rico Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

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%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 72.18% for full-time students and 57.36% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Puerto Rico Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

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%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 19.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Puerto Rico Colleges since 2023.

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

Most Searched Puerto Rico Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

NUC University-Rio Grande Private, four-years | Rio Grande
Professional Technical Institution Private, Less than 2-years | Bayamon
Colegio Tecnologico y Comercial de Puerto Rico Private, Less than 2-years | Aguada
University of Puerto Rico-Central Administration Public, four-years | San Juan
D'Mart Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Barranquitas
University of Puerto Rico-Utuado Public, four-years | Utuado
Automeca Technical College-Bayamon Private, Less than 2-years | Bayamon
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Public, four-years | San Juan
Automeca Technical College-Ponce Private, Less than 2-years | Ponce
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Public, four-years | San Juan

compare schools

Graduate

Automeca Technical College-Ponce Private, Less than 2-years | Ponce
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Public, four-years | San Juan
Academia Serrant Inc Private, Less than 2-years | Ponce
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Private, four-years | Santurce
Nova College de Puerto Rico Private, 2-4 years | Bayamon
Universidad Central Del Caribe Private, four-years | Bayamon
Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television Private, 2-4 years | Bayamon
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Private, four-years | Mayaguez
Dewey University-Hato Rey Private, Less than 2-years | Hato Rey
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan Private, four-years | San Juan

compare schools

Online Schools

Automeca Technical College-Ponce Private, Less than 2-years | Ponce
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Public, four-years | San Juan
Academia Serrant Inc Private, Less than 2-years | Ponce
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Private, four-years | Santurce
Nova College de Puerto Rico Private, 2-4 years | Bayamon
Universidad Central Del Caribe Private, four-years | Bayamon
Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television Private, 2-4 years | Bayamon
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Private, four-years | Mayaguez
Dewey University-Hato Rey Private, Less than 2-years | Hato Rey
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan Private, four-years | San Juan

compare schools

Technical Colleges

NUC University-Rio Grande Private, four-years | Rio Grande
Professional Technical Institution Private, Less than 2-years | Bayamon
Colegio Tecnologico y Comercial de Puerto Rico Private, Less than 2-years | Aguada
University of Puerto Rico-Central Administration Public, four-years | San Juan
D'Mart Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Barranquitas
University of Puerto Rico-Utuado Public, four-years | Utuado
Automeca Technical College-Bayamon Private, Less than 2-years | Bayamon
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Public, four-years | San Juan
Automeca Technical College-Ponce Private, Less than 2-years | Ponce
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Public, four-years | San Juan

compare schools