Private nonprofit · University
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, Puerto Rico · Small city
- 38.2%
- Admit rate
- $9,217
- Avg net price
- 39%
- Graduation rate
- $24,539
- Median earnings
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Arecibo, Puerto Rico (small city setting), enrolling 2,220 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).
About Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. Arecibo was officially founded as a town by the Spanish crown on May 1, 1616, under the governorship of Captain Felipe de Beaumont y Navarra, when the King of Spain granted the land (and the Taino living there) to Lope Conchillos. Arecibo began celebrating its patron saint festival in 1616. Arecibo celebrates its patron saint festival in May. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 43 miles to San Juan, PR
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
How Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo compares
More selective than 91% · #4 most selective of 27 in Puerto Rico
Higher than 21% · #23 of 37 in Puerto Rico
Higher than 34%
Higher than 1% · #26 of 37 in Puerto Rico
Cheaper than 93% · #21 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico
Lower than 99%
Lower than 3%
Larger than 60%
Percentiles compare Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Puerto Rico.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate2,22092%
- Graduate1998%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,32460%
- Men89640%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Hispanic100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,220
- Graduate enrollment
- 199
- Student–faculty ratio
- 26 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 77%
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Students over 25
- 26%
- Median family income
- $7,423
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $49,212
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 391 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Puerto Rico100%
Most first-years stay in state — Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo draws overwhelmingly from Puerto Rico.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 38.2%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $5,780
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $2,460
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,625
- Average net price
- $9,217
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 39%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 10%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Transferred to another college
- 2%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,401
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,539
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,000
- Students with federal loans
- 15%
About 29% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,624 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$11,216/year × about 5.1 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 71% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $536. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 377 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $24,539
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 37%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $6,323 (29%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 61°F
- Annual rain
- 84.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Arecibo Obsy, PR RQ station (8.7 mi from campus).
What Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.










