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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

San Juan, Puerto Rico·Public, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·uprrp.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
-2.0pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
11,312
peer median 13,530
Avg net price
$6,507
-$8.6k vs R2 Research
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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
4,799
4,799 candidates competed
Admitted
2,620
54.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,867
71.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%-2.0pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
11%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%
Non-Pell
53%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 151 Title IV programs, 40 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 111 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
151
Passing
40
26.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

151programs
  • Passing40 · 26.5%
  • No Data111 · 73.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
40
No data
111

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.

40
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+36.6%
$21,825 vs $15,979
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+50.6%
$24,071 vs $15,979
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+52.8%
$24,409 vs $15,979
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+56.2%
$35,519 vs $22,746
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+59.2%
$25,442 vs $15,979
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+64.4%
$34,329 vs $20,885
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+64.8%
$26,341 vs $15,979
Information Science/Studies
Master's Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+77.7%
$40,414 vs $22,746

Debt vs earnings

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

25
Law
Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
97%
$52,500 debt · $54,370 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
56%
$20,033 debt · $35,519 earn
Psychology General
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
54%
$25,500 debt · $47,470 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
47%
$16,000 debt · $34,329 earn
Business/Commerce General
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$17,000 debt · $57,619 earn
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
28%
$12,220 debt · $44,338 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
25%
$5,500 debt · $21,825 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
24%
$6,129 debt · $25,442 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1946Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 11

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Jul 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Sep 2019Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    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$5,691
$30–48k$7,089
$48–75k$8,024
$75–110k$9,161
$110k+$12,782

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

Avg net price
$6,507
-$8,554vs R2 Research median $15,062
Federal loans
5.5%
In-state tuition
$5,324
Out-of-state
$5,324

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 6,477 students received $42.7M in Pell grants, alongside $14.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,477
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$42.7M
$42,722,012 total
Direct Loans
$14.7M
1,382 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

7k
20
7k
21
6k
22
6k
23
6k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
364 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$172K
68 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$11.9M
876 loan awards
Parent PLUS$50K
4 loan awards
Grad PLUS$965K
70 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 1,011 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,011
Defaulted
19
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.7%
2017
6.0%
2018
5.1%
2019
1.8%
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 UPRRP

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs93
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,524 total completions
01Business
32921.6%
02Biological Sciences
18111.9%
03Education
17611.5%
04Psychology
16410.8%
05Legal Professions
1469.6%
06Social Sciences
1248.1%
07Foreign Languages
1187.7%
08Public Admin
986.4%
09Communication
946.2%
10Architecture
946.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
11,312
12-mo unduplicated
15,593
Undergraduate
11,988
Graduate
3,605

Gender split

Men
39%6,089
Women
61%9,504

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
84.5%
Unknown
8.9%
Black
5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
White
0.1%
Asian
0.0%
Two or more
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
293
161 M · 132 W
Women athletes
45.1%
Athletic aid
$652K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$350K
$302K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field (Outdoor)
26 M · 27 W
$298K
Soccer
24 M · 21 W
$141K
Other Sports
22 M · 19 W
$145K
Volleyball
16 M · 16 W
$139K
Basketball
15 M · 10 W
$162K
Baseball
22 M ·
$71K

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
0.66
8 offenses · 12,037 students

3-year trend

0.222 yrs ago0.381 yr ago0.66Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
16
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
5
Motor vehicle theft
2
Aggravated assault
1

By location

8total
  • On campus8

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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
758

UPRRP vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UPRRP 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-Rio Piedras
50%11,312$6,507R2 Research
North Carolina A & T State University
57%49.9%14,311$10,980R2 Research
East Tennessee State University
53%86.2%13,728$15,794R2 Research
University of South Alabama
52%71.0%14,003$15,142R2 Research
Idaho State University
35%13,061$17,324R2 Research
University of Akron Main Campus
52%59.7%13,332$14,981R2 Research
Peer group median52%65.3%13,530$15,062

Frequently asked questions about University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UPRRP.

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

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras reports a total enrollment of 11,312 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is $6,507 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-Rio Piedras?

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's yield rate is 71.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras located?

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-0000.

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