🎓 College profile
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
PR · Public · Small city · 1,423 applicants 2023
🎯 Parent/student verdict
MatchSolid match for academically prepared students. Affordable on average — net price runs around $10,680/yr.
✅ Best for
- Students drawn to Biological & Biomedical Sciences or Health Professions (the two biggest majors)
Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.
🏛️ Institutional snapshot
What kind of college is this?
Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.
💰 What families actually pay
Net price by family income
Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, the average net price is $10,680/yr across all families.
🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.
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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.
📚 What students study here
Most popular majors at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo actually graduates — not just what it markets.
Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.
💼 Top programs by earnings
Highest-earning majors at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.
| Major (CIP) | Credential | Cohort | 1-yr earnings | 4-yr earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | — | $20,894 | $56,745 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | 123 | $12,947 | $38,478 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | 108 | $15,654 | $37,027 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | 52 | — | $36,328 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | 30 | $15,679 | $34,294 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | 16 | — | $32,259 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | 42 | — | $30,948 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | 38 | $6,023 | $25,528 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | 19 | — | $25,502 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | — | — | $23,659 |
For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →
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