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University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico·Public, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·uprag.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
Total enrollment
1,928
peer median 2,577
Avg net price
$8,142
-$2.6k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
699
699 candidates competed
Admitted
569
81.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
540
94.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
46%
4-year graduation
10%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
46%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

56.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 56.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 50 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 38 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
50
Passing
12
24.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

50programs
  • Passing12 · 24.0%
  • No Data38 · 76.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
38

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.

12
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.5%
$20,209 vs $15,979
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+61.6%
$25,817 vs $15,979
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+65.5%
$26,438 vs $15,979
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+69.4%
$27,076 vs $15,979
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+70.2%
$27,189 vs $15,979
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+78.3%
$28,488 vs $15,979
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+84.3%
$29,455 vs $15,979
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+84.6%
$29,500 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$7,250 debt · $20,209 earn
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
36%
$10,700 debt · $29,899 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
28%
$8,250 debt · $29,455 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$7,250 debt · $29,500 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
20%
$5,500 debt · $27,076 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$5,500 debt · $28,488 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
18%
$5,500 debt · $31,295 earn
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
17%
$4,500 debt · $27,189 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1976Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jan 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jan 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2018Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,670
$30–48k$8,655
$48–75k$9,460
$75–110k$9,173
$110k+$11,744

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,142
-$2,566vs Baccalaureate median $10,708
Federal loans
6.3%
In-state tuition
$5,954
Out-of-state
$5,954

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,619 students received $10.3M in Pell grants, alongside $438K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,619
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.3M
$10,259,972 total
Direct Loans
$438K
115 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$438K
115 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 223 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
223
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.7%
2017
8.8%
2018
4.3%
2019
3.1%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UPRAG

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs14
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

241 total completions
01Biological Sciences
8635.7%
02Business
8133.6%
03Engineering Tech
5522.8%
04Education
197.9%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,928
12-mo unduplicated
2,020
Undergraduate
2,020
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%952
Women
53%1,068

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
97.6%
White
1.4%
Two or more
0.8%
Black
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
129
75 M · 54 W
Women athletes
41.9%
Athletic aid
$146K
Total student aid
Budget
$406K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$85K
$61K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$1K
$1K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Other Sports
7 M · 23 W
$60K
Volleyball
13 M · 15 W
$66K
Baseball
23 M ·
$53K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
11 M · 9 W
$43K
Basketball
15 M ·
$37K
Beach Volleyball
2 M · 4 W
$10K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 1,985 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
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
    3
    Stalking
    3 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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    85

    UPRAG vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UPRAG selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectUniversity of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
    46%1,928$8,142Baccalaureate
    University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
    48%52.5%2,373$7,455Baccalaureate
    University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
    46%54.8%2,577$13,487Baccalaureate
    University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
    53%59.2%2,704$11,759Baccalaureate
    University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
    27%35.3%2,851$9,657Baccalaureate
    University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
    38%54.5%2,576$14,072Baccalaureate
    Peer group median46%54.5%2,577$10,708

    Frequently asked questions about University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UPRAG.

    What is the graduation rate at University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla?

    University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla?

    University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla reports a total enrollment of 1,928 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla?

    The average net price at University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla is $8,142 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla?

    University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla's yield rate is 94.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla located?

    University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla is located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 00604-1309.

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