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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
6-yr Graduation
39%
-19.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,624
peer median 2,775
Avg net price
$9,217
-$9.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Use this data
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
1,042
1,042 candidates competed
Admitted
398
38.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
362
91.0% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
39%-19.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Overall completion
39%-19.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
10%
4-year graduation
10%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
37%
Full-time retention
71%
Full-time retention
71%
Pell equity
2.7pp gap
Pell recipients
39%261 of 674
Non-Pell (all)
42%20 of 48
Subsidized loan, no Pell
62%8 of 13
No Federal Aid
34%12 of 35
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 65 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
65
Passing
10
15.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
65programs
- Passing10 · 15.4%
- No Data55 · 84.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
55
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$22,424
$15,979
Same-State HS Median
+40.3%
+$6,445
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.3%
$22,424 vs $15,979
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$27,638
$15,979
Same-State HS Median
+73.0%
+$11,659
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+73.0%
$27,638 vs $15,979
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
$36,066
$20,435
Same-State, Same-Field BA Median
+76.5%
+$15,631
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+76.5%
$36,066 vs $20,435
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$28,461
$15,979
Same-State HS Median
+78.1%
+$12,482
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+78.1%
$28,461 vs $15,979
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$34,159
$15,979
Same-State HS Median
+113.8%
+$18,180
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+113.8%
$34,159 vs $15,979
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$37,522
$15,979
Same-State HS Median
+134.8%
+$21,543
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+134.8%
$37,522 vs $15,979
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$38,420
$15,979
Same-State HS Median
+140.4%
+$22,441
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+140.4%
$38,420 vs $15,979
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$41,681
$15,979
Same-State HS Median
+160.8%
+$25,702
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+160.8%
$41,681 vs $15,979
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
$23,583
$36,066
65%
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
$23,583 debt · $36,066 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$49,625
$82,493
60%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$49,625 debt · $82,493 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$10,000
$27,638
36%
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$10,000 debt · $27,638 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$11,000
$42,795
26%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$11,000 debt · $42,795 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,000
$37,522
24%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,000 debt · $37,522 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$9,351
$41,681
22%
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$9,351 debt · $41,681 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$3,500
$22,036
16%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$3,500 debt · $22,036 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 1957Next review Jan 2031
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 13
- Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- May 2022Deny Substantive Change: DegreeCouncil on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$110k+—
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$9,217
-$9,347vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $18,565
Federal loans
15.3%
In-state tuition
$5,780
Out-of-state
$5,780
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,066 students received $12.9M in Pell grants, alongside $4.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
2,066
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.9M
$12,920,739 total
Direct Loans
$4.2M
605 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
3k’20
2k’21
2k’22
2k’23
2k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$1.5M
359 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$328K
77 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.7M
134 loan awards
Grad PLUS$739K
35 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,799 borrowers who entered repayment, 31 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,799
Defaulted
31
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
2.7%-6.6
2017
3.7%-5.5
2018
3.0%-4.0
2019
1.7%-0.6
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at INTER
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs49
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
458 total completions
01Education
10322.5%
01Education
10322.5%
02Health Professions
10222.3%
02Health Professions
10222.3%
03Biological Sciences
7416.2%
03Biological Sciences
7416.2%
04Business
7015.3%
04Business
7015.3%
05Security/Protective
296.3%
05Security/Protective
296.3%
06Computer Sciences
286.1%
06Computer Sciences
286.1%
07Psychology
255.5%
07Psychology
255.5%
08Physical Sciences
112.4%
08Physical Sciences
112.4%
09Public Admin
112.4%
09Public Admin
112.4%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
51.1%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
51.1%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
2,624
12-mo unduplicated
2,985
Undergraduate
2,771
Graduate
214
Gender split
Men
33%988
Women
67%1,997
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
99.8%
Black
0.1%
White
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,694 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
58
INTER vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions INTER selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectInter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 39% | — | 2,624 | $9,217 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 28% | — | 4,223 | $17,540 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 52% | 58.0% | 5,037 | $12,924 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 69% | 78.0% | 2,797 | $19,589 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 65% | 91.4% | 2,709 | $28,856 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 67% | 81.6% | 2,752 | $27,074 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 59% | 79.8% | 2,775 | $18,565 |
Institutions like INTER
Explore the federal data for institutions in INTER's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPuerto Rico
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Grad rate28%Admit rate—Enrollment4,223Net price$17,540View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPuerto Rico
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
Grad rate52%Admit rate58.0%Enrollment5,037Net price$12,924View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsWashington
Pacific Lutheran University
Grad rate69%Admit rate78.0%Enrollment2,797Net price$19,589View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsHawaii
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Grad rate65%Admit rate91.4%Enrollment2,709Net price$28,856View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
St Bonaventure University
Grad rate67%Admit rate81.6%Enrollment2,752Net price$27,074View data
Frequently asked questions about Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about INTER.
What is the graduation rate at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo reports a total enrollment of 2,624 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?
The average net price at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is $9,217 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's yield rate is 91.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo located?
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00614.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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