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U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo graduates 3 pts more of its students than U. Puerto Rico at Ponce (49% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce grads earn $882 more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo's ($31,394 vs. $30,512)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo$30.5K
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce$31.4K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo49%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce47%
Retention rate
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo76%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce73%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo$4.5K
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce$5.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo3%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce8%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Puerto Rico-AreciboNot reported
U. Puerto Rico at PonceNot reported

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo17%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce12%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo54%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce47%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo1%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo52%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce44%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo53%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce62%
Pell graduation gap
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo2 pts lower
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce18 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Puerto Rico-AreciboU. Puerto Rico at Ponce
WhiteNot reportedNot reported
AsianNot reportedNot reported
Hispanic/Latino52%46%
BlackNot reportedNot reported
Two or more racesNot reportedNot reported
InternationalNot reportedNot reported

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why