Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UPRA

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.70% where the current academic year rate is 51%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	43%	38%	46%
2016-17	48%	38%	55%
2017-18	45%	32%	54%
2018-19	46%	37%	53%
2019-20	53%	43%	61%
2020-21	49%	41%	55%
2021-22	44%	36%	50%
2022-23	48%	41%	53%
2023-24	50%	38%	59%
2024-25	51%	40%	59%
Average	47.70%	38.40%	54.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.70% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.60% for full-time students and 36.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UPRA from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 20.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo since 2025.

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