Puerto Rico Colleges Graduation Rate Trends

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Puerto Rico Colleges

There are 76 active four-years colleges and universities in Puerto Rico - 14 public and 62 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Puerto Rico is 42%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 40% to 42%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 16 to 1 and it decreased by 6 compared to 22 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 40.00% where the current academic year rate is 42%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Puerto Rico Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40%	32%	43%
2014-15	38%	32%	41%
2015-16	36%	31%	40%
2016-17	37%	32%	42%
2017-18	39%	35%	43%
2018-19	42%	37%	45%
2019-20	42%	38%	48%
2020-21	43%	39%	47%
2021-22	41%	37%	45%
2022-23	42%	39%	45%
Average	40.00%	35.20%	43.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.60% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Puerto Rico Colleges from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	7%
2014-15	7%
2015-16	8%
2016-17	8%
2017-18	8%
2018-19	8%
2019-20	12%
2020-21	9%
2021-22	9%
2022-23	10%
Average	8.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.20% for full-time students and 57.40% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Puerto Rico Colleges from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	71%	58%
2014-15	74%	61%
2015-16	74%	59%
2016-17	74%	61%
2017-18	72%	60%
2018-19	71%	57%
2019-20	72%	57%
2020-21	70%	56%
2021-22	72%	50%
2022-23	72%	55%
Average	72.20%	57.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Puerto Rico Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	22:1
2014-15	22:1
2015-16	21:1
2016-17	20:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	18.80:1

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