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# University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo’s reported acceptance rate is 59.2%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
59.2%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo admits 59.2% of applicants, a rate that sits well below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

## What SAT and ACT scores do University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo students report?

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?

**Pell Grant recipients**
89.0%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
4.0%

**First-year retention**
76.1%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is a public university in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, enrolling 2,669 undergraduates. The student body is shaped by broad financial access: 89.0% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.

An estimated 4.0% of students arrive as transfers or part-time students, so the campus is overwhelmingly built around students who start their degrees here.

Of full-time bachelor's-seeking first-year students, 76.1% return for a second year, against a peer median of 73.7% for comparable institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) is 52.0%, above the peer median of 49.1%.

Both persistence and completion run ahead of the medians for institutions of the same type and size. Enrolled students can expect retention and graduation rates that clear the peer benchmarks, though individual progress depends on program fit and personal circumstances.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).