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 student loan default rate at UPR Arecibo is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at UPR Arecibo.
• For the <nil> academic year, 70% of the faculty were full-time.

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

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?

UPR Arecibo has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Can I Afford University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo?

The student loan default rate at UPR Arecibo is 2.0%. 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 3,117 undergraduate students at UPR Arecibo, with 2,838 being full-time and 279 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,838 full-time undergraduates at UPR Arecibo, 37% are male and 63% 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	2,838
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Online Learning at University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

In 2020-2021, 705 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.

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.