Inter American
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Private College in Arecibo, PR. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $24,539.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $24,539, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 40% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,000 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Selectivity is real here: only 38% of applicants are offered a place. With 1,042 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. A 91% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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40% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention of 71% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. At 26:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,275 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $9,475 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,897 at $0–30k against $14,497 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 88% of students receive it, averaging $6,543. Only 15% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 386 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,897 |
| $30–48k | $9,892 |
| $48–75k | $11,216 |
| $75–110k | $14,497 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 341 of these 2,275 students, totalling $1,590,112 — an average of $4,663 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Arecibo Municipio) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)