University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
Acceptance rate
64.1%
2025
Out-of-state tuition
$5,324
$16,937 with room and board
Peer median $11,384
Undergraduates
334
Student-faculty ratio 9:1
Peer median 19 : 1
Graduation rate
2.3%
4-year; 6-year rate 11.3%
Peer median 4.8%
“Peers” are all 47 public mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Public, 4-year
- Location
- Utuado, Puerto Rico
- Website
- www.uprutuado.edu
- Undergraduates
- 334
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Setting
- Rural, near a city
- Nearest major city
- San Juan, about 45 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), about 50 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Dr. Ferdinand Alvarez (Chancellor)
- Phone
- 78789428282240
- City
- Utuado, Puerto Rico
- Address
- Carr. # 10 Km. 52.2, Utuado, PR 00641
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 63.0%, women 63.1%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 6 in 10
326 applicants in 2025, 64.1% admitted
209 admitted 117 not admitted Yield 54.5%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Production Operations, General. | - | ||
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production. | - | ||
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. | - | ||
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. | - | ||
| Food Technology and Processing. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies. | - | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting. | - | ||
| Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences. | - |
Students
334 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 51:49 · Freshman retention 46.3%
- Continuing undergraduates 185
- First-year undergraduates 113
- Transfers and others 36
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (334)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 47 public mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$16,937
- Undergraduate tuition
- $5,324
- Room and board
- $11,613
Peer median tuition + room and board $23,440 · all 47 public mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 31% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 33%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$12.9M
Expenses$9.0M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 47 public mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes Other
| Other | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Volleyball | 14 | 11 |
| Basketball | 19 | - |
| Weight Lifting | 6 | 5 |
| Beach Volleyball | 2 | 2 |
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 3 | - |
| Table Tennis | 3 | - |
| Cross Country | 2 | - |
| Other | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Volleyball | 10 | - |
| Basketball | 8 | - |
| Weight Lifting | 5 | 2 |
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 2 | 3 |
| Beach Volleyball | 4 | - |
| Table Tennis | 3 | - |
| Other | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Track and Field and Cross Country (combined) | 5 | 3 |
| Weight Lifting | 5 | 3 |
| Volleyball | 7 | - |
| Beach Volleyball | 2 | 2 |
Nearby & Safety
Peer median 0.7 · all 47 public mixed baccalaureate/associate's colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.