Enrollment Trends for Puerto Rico Colleges

Puerto Rico Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 156,807 students were enrolled in Puerto Rico colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population decreased by -22% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a decrease of -24.13% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a decrease of -11.76% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.59 women to 1 man.
- Women Enrollment: Women students total 96,170 and have decreased by -19.01% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Men students total 60,637 and have decreased by -27.25% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 21,187 students (13.51%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 187% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 177,758, and 156,807 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 84.20% are undergraduate students and 15.80% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 41,150, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 3,282.

The women to men ratio is 1.59 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Puerto Rico Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Puerto Rico Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	202,088	173,893	73,543	100,350	28,195	9,808	18,387
2015-16	200,233 -1,855	171,770 -2,123	72,865 -678	98,905 -1,445	28,463 268	10,026 218	18,437 50
2016-17	197,395 -2,838	168,298 -3,472	71,211 -1,654	97,087 -1,818	29,097 634	10,231 205	18,866 429
2017-18	194,391 -3,004	165,673 -2,625	69,557 -1,654	96,116 -971	28,718 -379	10,047 -184	18,671 -195
2018-19	180,853 -13,538	153,053 -12,620	63,703 -5,854	89,350 -6,766	27,800 -918	9,601 -446	18,199 -472
2019-20	176,762 -4,091	148,801 -4,252	61,521 -2,182	87,280 -2,070	27,961 161	9,447 -154	18,514 315
2020-21	175,805 -957	148,196 -605	59,006 -2,515	89,190 1,910	27,609 -352	9,252 -195	18,357 -157
2021-22	163,110 -12,695	136,826 -11,370	54,283 -4,723	82,543 -6,647	26,284 -1,325	8,502 -750	17,782 -575
2022-23	154,415 -8,695	129,504 -7,322	51,648 -2,635	77,856 -4,687	24,911 -1,373	8,318 -184	16,593 -1,189
2023-24	153,477 -938	128,688 -816	51,334 -314	77,354 -502	24,789 -122	8,044 -274	16,745 152
2024-25	156,807 3,330	131,927 3,239	52,566 1,232	79,361 2,007	24,880 91	8,071 27	16,809 64
Average	177,758	150,603	61,931	88,672	27,155	9,213	17,942

Puerto Rico Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 150,603. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 41,966 from 173,893 to 131,927.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Puerto Rico Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	173,893	142,366	60,250	82,116	31,527	13,293	18,234
2015-16	171,770	140,865	59,807	81,058	30,905	13,058	17,847
2016-17	168,298	137,426	58,094	79,332	30,872	13,117	17,755
2017-18	165,673	132,614	55,504	77,110	33,059	14,053	19,006
2018-19	153,053	122,633	50,968	71,665	30,420	12,735	17,685
2019-20	148,801	116,573	48,331	68,242	32,228	13,190	19,038
2020-21	148,196	102,376	41,030	61,346	45,820	17,976	27,844
2021-22	136,826	99,516	39,691	59,825	37,310	14,592	22,718
2022-23	129,504	98,288	38,965	59,323	31,216	12,683	18,533
2023-24	128,688	96,692	38,758	57,934	31,996	12,576	19,420
2024-25	131,927	105,224	42,065	63,159	26,703	10,501	16,202
Average	150,603	150,603	48,497	69,192	150,603	13,434	19,480

Puerto Rico Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 27,155. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 3,315 from 28,195 to 24,880.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Puerto Rico Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	28,195	18,868	6,815	12,053	9,327	2,993	6,334
2015-16	28,463	19,115	6,865	12,250	9,348	3,161	6,187
2016-17	29,097	19,776	7,129	12,647	9,321	3,102	6,219
2017-18	28,718	21,618	7,612	14,006	7,100	2,435	4,665
2018-19	27,800	20,312	7,094	13,218	7,488	2,507	4,981
2019-20	27,961	20,178	6,925	13,253	7,783	2,522	5,261
2020-21	27,609	19,899	6,839	13,060	7,710	2,413	5,297
2021-22	26,284	19,129	6,245	12,884	7,155	2,257	4,898
2022-23	24,911	18,177	6,086	12,091	6,734	2,232	4,502
2023-24	24,789	17,489	5,687	11,802	7,300	2,357	4,943
2024-25	24,880	18,510	5,994	12,516	6,370	2,077	4,293
Average	27,155	27,155	6,663	12,707	27,155	2,551	5,235

Puerto Rico Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 1.29% and the percentage of black students is 1.54% at Puerto Rico Colleges. 0.10% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Puerto Rico Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	91	135	169	197,332	11	490	126
2015-16	116	128	178	193,981	16	588	143
2016-17	44	137	184	192,046	31	679	167
2017-18	149	112	474	189,121	29	533	108
2018-19	150	86	592	174,949	19	470	67
2019-20	193	84	778	170,517	14	431	55
2020-21	252	118	1,686	166,663	38	1,064	143
2021-22	327	109	1,874	155,367	30	1,051	151
2022-23	289	126	1,945	146,819	32	1,138	171
2023-24	342	138	2,099	145,549	44	1,367	223
2024-25	324	153	2,424	148,725	38	2,037	265
Average	207	121	1,128	171,006	27	895	147

Puerto Rico Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

21,187 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 274.00% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Puerto Rico Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	205,589	5,665	31,834	168,090
2013-14	204,380	8,636	43,533	152,211
2014-15	202,088	7,387	39,590	155,111
2015-16	200,233	7,840	32,073	160,320
2016-17	197,395	8,371	27,868	161,156
2017-18	194,391	8,440	35,212	150,739
2018-19	180,853	9,349	34,159	137,345
2019-20	176,762	10,399	38,409	127,954
2020-21	175,804	24,442	72,065	79,297
2021-22	163,110	22,936	77,855	62,319
2022-23	154,415	15,134	75,697	63,584
2023-24	153,477	13,641	69,823	70,013
2024-25	156,807	21,187	66,559	69,061
Average	181,946	12,571	49,591	119,785