For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Puerto Rico colleges is 60.61%, 22,497 accepted out of 37,119 applicants.
For Puerto Rico college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 2,864 (-7.16%) compared to last year, from 39,983 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 520, which is more than 3.54% last year.
Puerto Rico colleges' acceptance rate increased by 4.84% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Puerto Rico colleges. The yield increased by 1.72%.
Among Puerto Rico colleges, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo has the lowest acceptance rate of 35.94% with 285 accepted students out of 793 applicants. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the most number of applicants of 4,665 and University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 1,869.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Puerto Rico. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | 793 54 | 285 -45 | 259 -3 | 35.94% -8.71% | 90.88% 11.49% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | 2,054 -617 | 739 -164 | 717 -134 | 35.98% 2.17% | 97.02% 2.78% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 1,056 -586 | 401 -146 | 393 9 | 37.97% 4.66% | 98.00% 27.80% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 1,474 -216 | 693 -79 | 686 57 | 47.01% 1.33% | 98.99% 17.51% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | 501 -174 | 245 -72 | 245 -32 | 48.90% 1.94% | 100.00% 12.62% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | 1,275 -438 | 650 -37 | 637 -8 | 50.98% 10.87% | 98.00% 4.11% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 4,382 60 | 2,279 -70 | 1,869 202 | 52.01% -2.34% | 82.01% 11.04% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | 4,665 -194 | 2,472 -35 | 1,829 80 | 52.99% 1.40% | 73.99% 4.23% |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | 3,638 225 | 1,928 43 | 964 114 | 53.00% -2.23% | 50.00% 4.91% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | 1,779 27 | 943 -28 | 717 16 | 53.01% -2.41% | 76.03% 3.84% |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce | 1,441 7 | 807 32 | 605 6 | 56.00% 1.96% | 74.97% -2.32% |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-East | 88 32 | 51 26 | 34 14 | 57.95% 13.31% | 66.67% -13.33% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 1,296 1 | 752 78 | 669 66 | 58.02% 5.97% | 88.96% -0.51% |
| Universidad Central Del Caribe | 13 -5 | 8 -6 | 7 -7 | 61.54% -16.24% | 87.50% -12.50% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 1,423 -51 | 882 -3 | 688 7 | 61.98% 1.94% | 78.00% 1.05% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Utuado | 326 107 | 209 60 | 100 20 | 64.11% -3.93% | 47.85% -5.84% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | 518 -84 | 342 -66 | 222 -33 | 66.02% -1.75% | 64.91% 2.41% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | 1,192 -1,523 | 787 -483 | 354 -107 | 66.02% 19.24% | 44.98% 8.68% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Manati | 107 22 | 71 3 | 55 4 | 66.36% -13.64% | 77.46% 2.46% |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 1,538 338 | 1,077 444 | 463 -42 | 70.03% 17.28% | 42.99% -36.79% |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan | 125 40 | 95 42 | 80 27 | 76.00% 13.65% | 84.21% -15.79% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | 210 -65 | 162 53 | 144 63 | 77.14% 37.50% | 88.89% 14.58% |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo | 115 15 | 90 3 | 61 -2 | 78.26% -8.74% | 67.78% -4.63% |
| Colegio Universitario de San Juan | 68 3 | 55 -9 | 55 -9 | 80.88% -17.58% | 100.00% |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music | 79 21 | 64 15 | 49 4 | 81.01% -3.47% | 76.56% -15.28% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 657 -21 | 539 18 | 485 -18 | 82.04% 5.20% | 89.98% -6.57% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | 86 -13 | 73 16 | 59 23 | 84.88% 27.30% | 80.82% 17.66% |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama | 170 -30 | 145 -5 | 132 -6 | 85.29% 10.29% | 91.03% -0.97% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 130 -38 | 111 -54 | 26 -11 | 85.38% -12.83% | 23.42% 1.00% |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon | 110 -2 | 95 5 | 91 14 | 86.36% 6.00% | 95.79% 10.23% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba | 112 18 | 99 10 | 74 12 | 88.39% -6.29% | 74.75% 5.09% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 3,020 398 | 2,718 234 | 761 -14 | 90.00% -4.74% | 28.00% -3.20% |
| University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | 941 11 | 866 -1 | 779 94 | 92.03% -1.20% | 89.95% 10.94% |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Bayamon | 210 | 195 15 | 181 13 | 92.86% 7.15% | 92.82% -0.51% |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina | 220 -25 | 209 -1 | 188 -10 | 95.00% 9.29% | 89.95% -4.34% |
| University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | 722 -521 | 693 80 | 568 85 | 95.98% 46.66% | 81.96% 3.17% |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | 182 61 | 175 66 | 175 66 | 96.15% 6.07% | 100.00% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 556 123 | 539 107 | 97 -14 | 96.94% -2.83% | 18.00% -7.69% |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | 12 -8 | 12 -8 | 9 -7 | 100.00% | 75.00% -5.00% |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | 375 180 | 375 213 | 90 -6 | 100.00% 16.92% | 24.00% -35.26% |
| Escuela De Troqueleria Y Herramentaje | 26 4 | 26 5 | 26 5 | 100.00% 4.55% | 100.00% |
| Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | 85 -6 | 85 -6 | 85 7 | 100.00% | 100.00% 14.29% |
| Albizu University-San Juan | 215 10 | 215 10 | 155 2 | 100.00% | 72.09% -2.54% |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati | 152 -32 | 152 -17 | 141 -28 | 100.00% 8.15% | 92.76% -7.24% |