University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Overview

University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is a public institution situated in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The location of UPR Arecibo is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Known For?

• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at UPR Arecibo.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 65% of the faculty were full-time.

University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UPR Arecibo.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Most Popular Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo?

Contact details for UPR Arecibo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Finca Las Dunas Carr 653 Ruta 129 Km 8, Arecibo, PR 00614-4010
Phone:	787-815-0000
Website:	www.upra.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UniversidaddePuertoRico
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/uprinforma

How Do I Get Into UPR Arecibo?

You can apply to UPR Arecibo online at: estudiantes.upr.edu/admisiones

Admission Requirements for UPR Arecibo

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPR Arecibo?

With an acceptance rate of 61%, UPR Arecibo does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Can I Afford University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo?

The student loan default rate at UPR Arecibo is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,414 undergraduate students at UPR Arecibo, with 3,197 being full-time and 217 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,197 full-time undergraduates at UPR Arecibo, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3,197
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Online Learning at University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

In 2019-2020, 1,743 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UPR Arecibo has changed over the last few years.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UPR Arecibo regardless of major.

University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	106	106
Nursing	26	77	103
Audiovisual Communications	0	91	91
Business Administration & Management	0	48	48
Computer Science	0	37	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	37	37
Accounting	0	36	36
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	35	0	35
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	24	24
Marketing	0	18	18
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	15	15
Finance & Financial Management	0	7	7
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	0	0
Physical Science Technicians	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0
TOTAL	61	496	557

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.