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University of Puerto Rico-Utuado

Utuado, Puerto Rico·Public, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·uprutuado.edu
6-yr Graduation
23%
-3.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
334
peer median 930
Avg net price
$12,386
+$3.4k 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
326
326 candidates competed
Admitted
209
64.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
114
54.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
23%-3.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
22%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
26%
Full-time retention
46%

Program outcomes

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

Of 19 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
19
Passing
2
10.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
5.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
5.3%
+4.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

19programs
  • Passing2 · 10.5%
  • No Data16 · 84.2%
  • Failing1 · 5.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
16

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.

3
Agricultural Production Operations
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
-14.1%
$13,731 vs $15,979
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+34.8%
$21,535 vs $15,979
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+62.8%
$26,021 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$5,500 debt · $26,021 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
20%
$4,375 debt · $21,535 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1986Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Aug 2020Approved 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. Oct 2017Heightened 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$12,132
$30–48k$13,396
$48–75k$13,114
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$12,386
+$3,355vs Baccalaureate median $9,031
Federal loans
9.3%
In-state tuition
$5,354
Out-of-state
$5,354

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 297 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $105K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
297
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,851,698 total
Direct Loans
$105K
27 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$105K
27 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 1,094 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (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
1,094
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.0%
2017
9.9%
2018
7.1%
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 Uprutuado

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

66 total completions
01Agriculture
3959.1%
02Business
812.1%
03Social Sciences
710.6%
04Liberal Arts
69.1%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
46.1%
06Education
23.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
334
12-mo unduplicated
348
Undergraduate
348
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%169
Women
51%179

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
49.7%
Hispanic
47.4%
Black
2.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
29
24 M · 5 W
Women athletes
17.2%
Athletic aid
$41K
Total student aid
Budget
$231K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$37K
$4K
Recruiting expense
$800
$600
Head-coach salaries
$2K
$4K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Volleyball
10 M ·
$20K
Basketball
8 M ·
$13K
Weight Lifting
5 M · 2 W
$27K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
2 M · 3 W
$9K
Beach Volleyball
4 M ·
$4K
Table Tennis
3 M ·
$3K

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 · 346 students

3-year trend

1.812 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    9.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    33

    Uprutuado vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Uprutuado 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-Utuado
    23%334$12,386Baccalaureate
    American Samoa Community College
    50%843$4,812Baccalaureate
    College of the Marshall Islands
    88.3%1,011$11,050Baccalaureate
    Northern Marianas College
    29%1,239$2,795Baccalaureate
    College of Micronesia-FSM
    87.1%1,729$7,012Baccalaureate
    Ohio State University-Marion Campus
    11%849$11,800Baccalaureate
    Peer group median26%87.7%930$9,031

    Frequently asked questions about University of Puerto Rico-Utuado

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Uprutuado.

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

    University of Puerto Rico-Utuado reports a 6-year graduation rate of 23% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend University of Puerto Rico-Utuado?

    University of Puerto Rico-Utuado reports a total enrollment of 334 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at University of Puerto Rico-Utuado is $12,386 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-Utuado?

    University of Puerto Rico-Utuado's yield rate is 54.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of Puerto Rico-Utuado located?

    University of Puerto Rico-Utuado is located in Utuado, Puerto Rico 00641.

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