Colleges in Puerto Rico
143 degree-granting institutions in Puerto Rico (PR). Median net price $7,260. Median graduation rate 52.0%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$7,260
Median grad rate
52.0%
Median admission rate
71%
Median size
317
Most affordable colleges in Puerto Rico
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Highest graduation rates in Puerto Rico
Share of students completing a degree on time.
Colleges by city
Cities in Puerto Rico with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Serrant Inc Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $9,254 | 87.8% | Not available | 156 | Partial | |
| Advantage Technical College Manati, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,460 | 59.9% | Not available | 584 | Partial | |
| Advantage Technical College San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,558 | 59.0% | Not available | 381 | Partial | |
| Advantage Technical College-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,305 | 90.8% | Not available | 263 | Partial | |
| Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,732 | 67.0% | 100% | 728 | Complete | |
| American Educational College Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $7,859 | 46.6% | Not available | 168 | Partial | |
| American Technical Institute Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $7,552 | 91.3% | Not available | 11 | Partial | |
| Antilles School of Technical Careers San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $3,912 | 59.4% | Not available | 286 | Partial | |
| Atenas University Manati, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $5,818 | 42.5% | Not available | 597 | Complete | |
| Atlantic University Guaynabo, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $6,425 | 39.4% | Not available | 1,451 | Complete | |
| Automeca Technical College-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,268 | 80.5% | Not available | 246 | Partial | |
| Automeca Technical College-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $3,900 | 80.3% | Not available | 482 | Partial | |
| Automeca Technical College-Caguas Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,077 | 85.1% | Not available | 186 | Partial | |
| Automeca Technical College-Ponce Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,834 | 73.3% | Not available | 310 | Partial | |
| Bayamon Community College Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,217 | 33.3% | Not available | 130 | Partial | |
| Cambridge Technical Institute Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | 0.0% | Not available | 51 | Partial | |
| Caribbean Aviation Training Institute Inc Carolina, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,379 | 97.1% | Not available | 191 | Partial | |
| Caribbean Forensic and Technical College San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,103 | 64.8% | Not available | 381 | Partial | |
| Caribbean University-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $4,665 | 42.5% | Not available | 639 | Complete | |
| Caribbean University-Carolina Carolina, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $5,791 | 44.4% | Not available | 99 | Complete | |
| Caribbean University-Ponce Ponce, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $4,964 | 36.7% | Not available | 414 | Complete | |
| Caribbean University-Vega Baja Vega Baja, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $5,235 | 50.0% | Not available | 152 | Complete | |
| CEM College-Humacao Humacao, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | $15,336 | 38.2% | Not available | 161 | Complete | |
| CEM College-San Juan San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | $15,543 | 85.9% | Not available | 119 | Complete | |
| Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean San Juan, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Century College San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,980 | 90.0% | Not available | 678 | Partial | |
| Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc Aguadilla, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,074 | 100.0% | Not available | 57 | Partial | |
| Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $1,460 | 47.4% | Not available | 556 | Partial | |
| Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc Arecibo, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, <2-year | $12,745 | 23.1% | Not available | 76 | Partial | |
| Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc Arroyo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,809 | 78.7% | Not available | 56 | Partial | |
| Colegio Tecnico de Electricidad Galloza Aguada, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,558 | 96.4% | Not available | 7 | Partial | |
| Colegio Universitario de San Juan San Juan, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $-778 | 32.3% | 75% | 491 | Complete | |
| Columbia Central University-Caguas Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | $7,215 | 56.4% | Not available | 2,360 | Complete | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Education-PRAMI Fajardo, PR | PR | Public, 2-year | Not available | 43.5% | 83% | 79 | Partial | |
| D'Mart Institute Barranquitas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $11,972 | 70.4% | Not available | 257 | Partial | |
| Dewey University-Carolina Carolina, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $4,041 | 62.1% | Not available | 292 | Complete | |
| Dewey University-Hato Rey Hato Rey, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $3,577 | 53.7% | Not available | 244 | Complete | |
| Dewey University-Juana Diaz Juana Diaz, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $5,554 | 73.3% | Not available | 263 | Complete | |
| Dewey University-Manati Manati, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $3,872 | 59.0% | Not available | 221 | Complete | |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan San Juan, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $8,387 | 24.4% | 61% | 1,404 | Complete | |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian San Sebastian, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $6,965 | 28.7% | 96% | 1,032 | Complete | |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Caguas Caguas, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 73% | 414 | Partial | |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $12,417 | Not available | 60% | 325 | Complete | |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Manati Manati, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $7,882 | Not available | 68% | 468 | Complete | |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba Villalba, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $12,978 | 25.0% | 76% | 379 | Complete | |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz Juana Diaz, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $1,993 | 64.0% | Not available | 339 | Partial | |
| Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $5,669 | 44.8% | 100% | 466 | Complete | |
| Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc Isabela, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,649 | 86.5% | Not available | 198 | Partial | |
| Escuela De Troqueleria Y Herramentaje Bayamon, PR | PR | Public, 2-year | $905 | 58.8% | 100% | 69 | Complete | |
| Escuela Hotelera de San Juan Hato Rey, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,054 | 85.3% | Not available | 397 | Partial | |
| Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,684 | 95.3% | Not available | 183 | Partial | |
| High Alternative Education San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 7 | Missing | |
| Huertas College Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | $4,401 | 45.6% | Not available | 430 | Complete | |
| Humacao Community College Humacao, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $2,508 | 38.2% | Not available | 173 | Complete | |
| ICPR Junior College Hato Rey, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $7,096 | 50.9% | Not available | 439 | Partial | |
| ICPR Junior College Manati, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $6,605 | 60.8% | Not available | 424 | Partial | |
| ICPR Junior College-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $6,735 | 60.3% | Not available | 339 | Partial | |
| ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $7,435 | 66.7% | Not available | 373 | Partial | |
| Industrial Technical College Humacao, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,665 | 67.5% | Not available | 109 | Partial | |
| Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,336 | 53.6% | Not available | 210 | Partial | |
| Institute of Beauty Careers Arecibo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $9,357 | 14.1% | Not available | 93 | Partial | |
| Instituto Educativo Premier Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $9,146 | 77.6% | Not available | 290 | Partial | |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama Guayama, PR | PR | Public, 2-year | $4,450 | 50.6% | 79% | 216 | Complete | |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati Manati, PR | PR | Public, 2-year | $2,846 | 34.1% | 93% | 323 | Complete | |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR | PR | Public, 2-year | $1,121 | 73.3% | 63% | 179 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $8,742 | 42.9% | 42% | 2,906 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,217 | 38.9% | 38% | 2,220 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas Barranquitas, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $8,726 | 38.0% | 86% | 937 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,284 | 34.9% | 40% | 3,476 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo Fajardo, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,230 | 37.7% | 27% | 1,072 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama Guayama, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,316 | 44.2% | 36% | 2,393 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,788 | 38.8% | 70% | 2,607 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,026 | 41.4% | 34% | 2,404 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,148 | 43.2% | 42% | 2,569 | Complete | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law San Juan, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry Bayamon, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| IVAEM College Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $9,707 | 82.7% | Not available | 195 | Partial | |
| Leston College Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,188 | 19.2% | Not available | 49 | Partial | |
| Leston College - Isabela, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,296 | 62.5% | Not available | 431 | Partial | |
| Liceo de Arte-Dise-O y Comercio Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | 63.6% | Not available | 212 | Partial | |
| Mech-Tech College Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $10,697 | 72.4% | Not available | 2,302 | Partial | |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,161 | 81.1% | 74% | 76 | Complete | |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,247 | 80.4% | Not available | 156 | Partial | |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina Carolina, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $5,760 | 79.3% | 90% | 189 | Complete | |
| MyrAngel Beauty Institute San Lorenzo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $7,695 | 60.6% | Not available | 193 | Partial | |
| Neo-Esthetique European Institute San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $7,813 | 69.9% | Not available | 109 | Partial | |
| Nova College de Puerto Rico Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | $6,063 | 62.1% | Not available | 144 | Partial | |
| NUC University Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | $8,920 | 54.4% | Not available | 28,918 | Complete | |
| NUC University - Arecibo Arecibo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - Caguas Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Arecibo Arecibo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Bayamon Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Caguas Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Escorial San Juan, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Fajardo Fajardo, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Guayama Guayama, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Los Colobos Carolina, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Manati Manati, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Moca Moca, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Ponce Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - IBC Technical Division - Yauco Yauco, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - Ponce Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| NUC University - Rio Grande Rio Grande, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Ponce Health Sciences University Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 80% | Not available | Missing | |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-Centro Universitario de San Juan Santurce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 80% | Not available | Missing | |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-East Ponce, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | $14,719 | 50.0% | 80% | 131 | Complete | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $11,117 | 53.9% | 94% | 273 | Complete | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $11,502 | 39.9% | 99% | 555 | Complete | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $13,192 | 48.6% | 98% | 3,874 | Complete | |
| PPG Technical College Caguas, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,154 | 63.7% | Not available | 235 | Partial | |
| Professional Technical Institution Bayamon, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $7,404 | 82.6% | Not available | 181 | Partial | |
| Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios Hato Rey, PR | PR | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 100% | 7 | Partial | |
| Puerto Rico Advance Institute Bayamon, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, <2-year | $2,805 | Not available | Not available | 29 | Partial | |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $7,260 | 66.7% | 78% | 307 | Complete | |
| Rosslyn Training Academy of Cosmetology Aguada, PR | PR | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,769 | 100.0% | Not available | 21 | Partial | |
| San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Caguas, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $4,946 | 69.2% | 100% | 94 | Complete | |
| Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico Aguadilla, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $6,212 | 64.4% | Not available | 149 | Complete | |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,919 | 36.4% | 100% | 830 | Complete | |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $7,761 | 34.3% | Not available | 4,468 | Complete | |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $7,646 | 30.9% | Not available | 4,540 | Complete | |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $7,051 | 31.4% | Not available | 7,868 | Complete | |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon Bayamón, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $4,827 | 34.4% | 66% | 539 | Complete | |
| Universidad Central Del Caribe Bayamon, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $8,524 | 40.0% | 60% | 90 | Complete | |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $12,924 | 52.1% | 58% | 4,442 | Complete | |
| Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa Rio Piedras, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $6,440 | 15.4% | Not available | 137 | Complete | |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,540 | 28.1% | Not available | 3,594 | Complete | |
| Universidad Teologica del Caribe Trujillo Alto, PR | PR | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $9,045 | 38.9% | Not available | 173 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Cayey, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $10,176 | 49.8% | 53% | 2,069 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $10,990 | 46.2% | 52% | 2,278 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $7,765 | 46.3% | 81% | 1,883 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $10,680 | 52.0% | 59% | 2,669 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $8,484 | 37.1% | 35% | 2,851 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Carolina, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $12,945 | 37.3% | 55% | 2,404 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $12,675 | 47.1% | 55% | 2,529 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $17,936 | 49.1% | 57% | 9,539 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 233 | Partial | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $9,175 | 50.3% | 55% | 8,572 | Complete | |
| University of Puerto Rico-Utuado Utuado, PR | PR | Public, 4-year | $13,648 | 23.3% | 64% | 325 | Complete |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico has 143 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in Puerto Rico?
The median net price across Puerto Rico colleges is $7,260 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which Puerto Rico colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc (100.0%), Rosslyn Training Academy of Cosmetology (100.0%), Caribbean Aviation Training Institute Inc (97.1%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.