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# University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez’s reported acceptance rate is 56.5%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
56.5%

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

The University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez admits 56.5% of applicants, a rate well below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

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

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 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-Mayaguez?

**Pell Grant recipients**
64.9%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
5.4%

**First-year retention**
87.0%

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-Mayaguez enrolls 9,539 undergraduates, with 64.9% receiving Pell Grants. An estimated 5.4% enter as transfers or part-time students, so the campus is overwhelmingly built around students who start as first-time freshmen.

The high Pell share and the modest transfer presence describe a student body that draws heavily from first-time students who rely on federal grant aid. The composition points to a single dominant entry route rather than a mix of paths.

Full-time bachelor's-seeking entrants return at a rate of 87.0%, and 49.1% finish within six years. The retention rate sits above its peer median, while the graduation rate matches its peer median.

The retention rate exceeds the peer median of 73.7%, and the graduation rate matches the peer median of 49.1%. Pell recipients in the same entering cohort complete at 60.3%, which is 11.2 percentage points above the overall rate.

Enrolled students can expect strong persistence, and Pell students finish at a rate that exceeds the broader cohort's.

## 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/).