The top city with the largest student population in Puerto Rico is Bayamon, PR with 41,892 students enrolled across 21 colleges.While Bayamon has the largest student population, it is not the city with the most colleges. San Juan has the highest number of colleges with 22 schools (32,764 students) in Puerto Rico. You can check the cities with the most colleges in Puerto Rico here.
The largest college in Bayamon is NUC University with 30,794 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Puerto Rico include
- San Juan, PR (22 colleges, 32,764 students). The top college in San Juan is University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras with 11,312 students.
- Mayaguez, PR (8 colleges, 13,056 students). The leading institution in Mayaguez is University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez with 10,618 students.
- Ponce, PR (11 colleges, 11,205 students). The leading institution in Ponce is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce with 5,568 students.
- Gurabo, PR (1 colleges, 9,909 students). The most prominent college in Gurabo is Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus with 9,909 students.
- Carolina, PR (7 colleges, 8,560 students). The largest college in Carolina is Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus with 5,185 students.
- Caguas, PR (12 colleges, 7,126 students). The biggest institution in Caguas is Columbia Central University-Caguas with 2,676 students.
- Arecibo, PR (9 colleges, 6,552 students). The most prominent college in Arecibo is University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo with 2,704 students.
- Aguadilla, PR (7 colleges, 5,804 students). The biggest institution in Aguadilla is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla with 3,161 students.
- Hato Rey, PR (5 colleges, 5,637 students). The leading institution in Hato Rey is Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico with 4,223 students.
Puerto Rico Cities with Largest College Student Population
The following table lists cities with the largest student populations in Puerto Rico, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.