Enrollment Trends at UPRCA

The student population at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina is 2,270 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,567 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

241 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,346 where 2,270 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UPRCA than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,837	1,521	2,316
2013-14	3,994 157	1,526 5	2,468 152
2014-15	3,843 -151	1,448 -78	2,395 -73
2015-16	3,796 -47	1,484 36	2,312 -83
2016-17	3,920 124	1,510 26	2,410 98
2017-18	3,792 -128	1,497 -13	2,295 -115
2018-19	3,392 -400	1,308 -189	2,084 -211
2019-20	3,014 -378	1,162 -146	1,852 -232
2020-21	2,580 -434	912 -250	1,668 -184
2021-22	2,367 -213	849 -63	1,518 -150
2022-23	2,270 -97	835 -14	1,435 -83
Average	3,346	1,277	2,068

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 0.13% and the percentage of black students is 3.74% at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	8	1	14	3,383	0	29	44
2013-14	6	0	10	3,602	0	32	62
2014-15	8	2	5	3,736	0	30	56
2015-16	0	0	8	3,711	0	35	42
2016-17	0	0	8	3,832	0	39	39
2017-18	0	0	0	3,792	0	0	0
2018-19	0	0	0	3,392	0	0	0
2019-20	0	0	75	2,742	0	7	10
2020-21	11	8	64	2,482	0	3	5
2021-22	11	0	89	2,259	0	3	4
2022-23	20	0	85	2,161	0	3	1
Average	6	1	33	3,190	0	16	24

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

241 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,843	0	0	3,843
2015-16	3,796	0	0	3,796
2016-17	3,920	3	192	3,725
2017-18	3,792	25	613	3,154
2018-19	3,392	36	48	3,308
2019-20	3,014	76	742	2,196
2020-21	2,580	212	1,605	763
2021-22	2,367	208	1,353	806
2022-23	2,270	241	1,385	644
Average	3,219	89	660	2,471

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