Home / Rankings / Highest first-year retention / Puerto Rico
Highest first-year retention in Puerto Rico
42 colleges in Puerto Rico with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla · PR · Public98%2EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan · PR · Private (nonprofit)86%3Universidad Central Del Caribe · PR · Private (nonprofit)85%4University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · PR · Public84%5Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo · PR · Private (nonprofit)82%6Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama · PR · Private (nonprofit)81%7Century College · PR · Private (for-profit)80%8Mech-Tech College · PR · Private (for-profit)80%9Universidad Central de Bayamon · PR · Private (nonprofit)80%10University of Puerto Rico at Ponce · PR · Public80%11University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras · PR · Public80%12Albizu University-San Juan · PR · Private (nonprofit)79%13Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German · PR · Private (nonprofit)79%14Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · PR · Private (nonprofit)79%15Universidad del Sagrado Corazon · PR · Private (nonprofit)79%16University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo · PR · Public79%17University of Puerto Rico at Cayey · PR · Public79%18University of Puerto Rico · PR · Public78%19Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas · PR · Private (nonprofit)77%20Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · PR · Private (nonprofit)77%21Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico · PR · Private (nonprofit)77%22Atenas University · PR · Private (nonprofit)76%23Colegio Universitario de San Juan · PR · Public76%24Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · PR · Private (nonprofit)76%25Universidad Adventista de las Antillas · PR · Private (nonprofit)76%26University of Puerto Rico-Carolina · PR · Public76%27Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla · PR · Private (nonprofit)75%28Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo · PR · Private (nonprofit)75%29Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit)75%30University of Puerto Rico-Humacao · PR · Public75%31Advantage Technical College · PR · Private (for-profit)74%32Atlantic University · PR · Private (nonprofit)73%33EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian · PR · Private (nonprofit)73%34Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro · PR · Private (nonprofit)73%35Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon · PR · Private (nonprofit)71%36Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit)70%37Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit)70%38Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo · PR · Private (nonprofit)69%39Caribbean University-Bayamon · PR · Private (nonprofit)65%40NUC University · PR · Private (for-profit)56%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.