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University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Humacao, Puerto Rico·Public, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·upr.edu/humacao
6-yr Graduation
47%
+0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,577
peer median 2,577
Avg net price
$12,675
+$1.8k 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
1,323
1,323 candidates competed
Admitted
725
54.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
624
86.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
47%+0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
10%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
46%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

5.5pp gap
Pell recipients
48%266 of 556
Non-Pell (all)
43%37 of 87
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
43%37 of 86

Pell recipients here graduate at a 5.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 42 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 26 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
42
Passing
16
38.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

42programs
  • Passing16 · 38.1%
  • No Data26 · 61.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
15
No data
26

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.

16
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+9.0%
$17,418 vs $15,979
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.4%
$22,593 vs $15,979
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+52.2%
$24,322 vs $15,979
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+75.3%
$28,005 vs $15,979
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+75.4%
$28,024 vs $15,979
Education Other
Bachelor Degree · Education
+77.7%
$28,399 vs $15,979
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+85.5%
$29,644 vs $15,979
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+96.4%
$31,382 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
19%
$5,500 debt · $29,644 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
16%
$5,500 debt · $33,999 earn
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
15%
$3,750 debt · $24,322 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
15%
$5,500 debt · $35,613 earn
International Business
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
15%
$5,500 debt · $38,062 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$5,000 debt · $38,201 earn
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
11%
$5,050 debt · $45,816 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1962Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 13

  1. Oct 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Denial
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Nov 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Apr 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Jan 2021Approved for Distance Education
    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$12,036
$30–48k$12,957
$48–75k$15,481
$75–110k$16,960
$110k+$19,547

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

Avg net price
$12,675
+$1,840vs Baccalaureate median $10,835
Federal loans
3.8%
In-state tuition
$5,364
Out-of-state
$5,364

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,251 students received $15.4M in Pell grants, alongside $328K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,251
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.4M
$15,368,064 total
Direct Loans
$328K
80 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$289K
67 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$40K
13 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 145 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (4.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
145
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.5%
2017
11.0%
2018
6.4%
2019
4.1%
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 UPR

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

416 total completions
01Business
10725.7%
02Biological Sciences
9623.1%
03Health Professions
7618.3%
04Public Admin
378.9%
05Communication
297.0%
06Physical Sciences
256.0%
07Education
204.8%
08Social Sciences
143.4%
09Liberal Arts
71.7%
10Natural Resources
51.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,577
12-mo unduplicated
2,889
Undergraduate
2,889
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%957
Women
67%1,932

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
90.4%
Unknown
6.3%
Black
2.4%
White
0.8%
Non-resident
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
100
49 M · 51 W
Women athletes
51.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$137K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$3K
$3K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$15K
Baseball
23 M ·
$13K
Softball
· 15 W
$10K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
3 M · 9 W
$21K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$7K
Other Sports
6 M · 5 W
$9K

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
1.91
5 offenses · 2,611 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.281 yr ago1.91Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
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

Burglary
5

By location

5total
  • On campus4
  • Non-campus1

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
143

UPR vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UPR 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-Humacao
47%2,577$12,675Baccalaureate
53%59.2%2,704$10,680Baccalaureate
27%35.3%2,851$8,484Baccalaureate
38%54.5%2,576$12,945Baccalaureate
48%52.5%2,373$10,990Baccalaureate
46%81.4%1,928$7,765Baccalaureate
Peer group median47%54.5%2,577$10,835

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UPR Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment
Reports to Deanship for Academic Affairs
Phone
787-758-2525
Address
Paseo Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa, San Juan, 00921

Institutional effectiveness is an ongoing process geared to improve all aspects associated with fulfilling the Medical Sciences Campus Institutional Mission. It is committed to integrate planning, assessment, and budgeting process through the use of results to improve student learning, services, and research.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Wanda L. Barreto
    Researcher and Director, Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment

Frequently asked questions about University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UPR.

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

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Puerto Rico-Humacao?

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao reports a total enrollment of 2,577 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at University of Puerto Rico-Humacao is $12,675 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-Humacao?

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao's yield rate is 86.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Puerto Rico-Humacao located?

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao is located in Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Puerto Rico-Humacao?

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao's IR work is done by the Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment, which reports to Deanship for Academic Affairs.

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.

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