OFFICIAL NAME
• University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo
Certification Num.103 y 103A (1999-2000), Board of Trustees
Certification Num. 2000-205 PRCHE
FOUNDATION
• Established in 1967.
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION AND LICENSE
• Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(MSCHE) since1967.
Last Reaffirmed: June 23, 2011
Last Evaluation: 2015 - 2016
• Licensed by the Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
(PRCHE) since 1997 (Certification Num. 2007-097 PRCHE).
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
• Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (2)
(ACBSP)
• Engineering and Technology Accreditation Commission
(ABET-ETAC)
• Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass
Communications (ACEJMC)
• Computing Accrediting Commission (ABET-CAC)
2015 CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION:
Baccalaureate Colleges - Diverse Fields
COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS
• West Virginia University at Parkersburg
• SUNY College of Technology at Canton
• Dalton State College
INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS
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Total Faculty (2015-16):
Teaching Faculty (2015-16):
Administrative Personnel (2015-16):
Freshmen Enrollment (first year students):
Total Enrollment:
Fulltime Enrollment:
Part time Enrollment:
Degrees Conferred (June 2016):
Undergraduate Retention Rate (Cohort 15):
Undergraduate Graduation Rate (Cohort 09):
*Data available for 2015-16 academic year.
REFERENCES
• http://carnegiefoundation.org/
• http://nces.ed.gov/IPEDS/
FRESHMEN DEMAND BY
MUNICIPALITY
Municipality Frequency
ARECIBO
VEGA BAJA
HATILLO
CAMUY
250
84
74
70
ENROLLMENT FUNNELS
Freshmen Transfers
%
26.7
9.0
7.9
7.5
Applications 1,284
75
Admits
987 (77%)
41 (55%)
Enrolled
946 (96%)
38 (93%)
DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAMS
Associate
6%
Others
2%
Transfers
6%
Baccalaurate
86%
ENROLLMENT BY BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
(Bachelor’s Degree)
Sciences with a Major in Microbiology
Television and Radio Communications
Business Administration-Accounting
Nursing
Arts Industrial Organizational Psychology
Technology of Industrial Chemical Process
Computer Science
Business Administration / Management
Office Systems
Arts in Elementary Education
Education with a Major in Physical Education
Business Administration-Marketing
Social Science with Major in Ibero-American Studies
Business Administration-Finance
Total
2016-17
556
433
361
345
323
287
267
207
190
162
157
108
100
69
FIRST FIFTEEN FEEDER SCHOOLS
PUBLIC
2016-17
269*
249*
267*
937
4,150
3,859
291
487
83.5%
43%
ANTONIO LUCHETTI (VOC.)
DOMINGO APONTE COLLAZO
ABELARDO MARTINEZ OTERO
PADRE ANÍBAL REYES BELÉN
LUIS F. CRESPO
JUAN PONCE DE LEON
FERNANDO SURIA CHAVEZ
LINO PADRON RIVERA
DRA. MARIA CADILLA
JAIME A. COLLAZO DEL RIO
PETRA CORRETJER DE O NEILL
LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA
FERNANDO CALLEJO
JUAN QUIRINDONGO MOREL
JOSEFA DEL RIO GUERRERO
PRIVATE
COLEGIO EVANGELICO CAPITAN CORREA
COLEGIO SAN JUAN BOSCO
HOGAR COLEGIO LA MILAGROSA
COLEGIO SAN FELIPE
PIAGET BILINGUAL ACADEMY
COLEGIO PENTECOSTAL ARECIBO
ACAD. DISCIPULOS DE CRISTO DE MANATI
COLEGIO DEL CARMEN
COLEGIO DE LA INMACULADA
COLEGIO DEL ROSARIO
COLEGIO MIRMAR
COLEGIO SAGRADA FAMILIA
CHRISTIAN MILITARY ACADEMY
ESC. PRIVADAS DE P.R.
ACAD. ADVENTISTA DEL NORTE
Office of Planning and Institutional Research
September, 2016.