Best Colleges in Puerto Rico 2026

Puerto Rico has 84 colleges and universities in our database; 67 report the graduation-rate data our ranking requires. The top 25 are ranked below by a fixed four-factor formula: 6-year graduation rate (30%), median earnings 10 years after entry (30%), admission selectivity (20%), and in-state tuition affordability (20%).

Schools Ranked

$27,543

Avg. Earnings

56.6%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 25 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Graduation Rate	Median Earnings	Acceptance Rate	In-State Tuition
1	Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama Guayama, Puerto Rico	86.7%	$26,293	75.0%	$1,618
2	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	47.0%	$48,992	54.4%	$5,274
3	Dewey University-Manati Manati, Puerto Rico	74.3%	$19,761		$7,630
4	Dewey University-Juana Díaz Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico	70.8%	$19,761		$7,630
5	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, Puerto Rico	52.5%	$35,723	51.6%	$5,324
6	Caribbean University-Vega Baja Vega Baja, Puerto Rico	62.5%	$22,842		$5,966
7	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, Puerto Rico	52.9%	$29,521	52.1%	$5,364
8	Mech-Tech College Caguas, Puerto Rico	62.4%	$24,967		$11,394
9	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Cayey, Puerto Rico	48.6%	$30,958	49.3%	$5,354
10	University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce, Puerto Rico	50.6%	$31,394	54.0%	$5,354
11	Dewey University-Carolina Carolina, Puerto Rico	62.0%	$19,761		$7,630
12	NUC University Bayamon, Puerto Rico	56.2%	$24,785		$8,054
13	Huertas College Caguas, Puerto Rico	58.1%	$22,927		$8,520
14	Ponce Health Sciences University-East Ponce, Puerto Rico	77.8%		44.6%	$10,504
15	Columbia Central University-Caguas Caguas, Puerto Rico	53.9%	$23,134		$7,314
16	Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico	54.7%	$26,293	62.4%	$3,707
17	University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, Puerto Rico	50.7%	$30,512	60.0%	$5,324
18	Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico	69.0%	$41,544	100.0%	$7,797
19	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, Puerto Rico	42.7%	$25,416	40.1%	$5,580
20	Humacao Community College Humacao, Puerto Rico	54.9%	$20,064		$6,560
21	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, Puerto Rico	33.0%	$29,936	33.8%	$5,580
22	ICPR Junior College Manati, Puerto Rico	56.5%	$18,694		$8,060
23	Universidad Central Del Caribe Bayamon, Puerto Rico	59.1%	$31,468	77.8%	$6,442
24	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, Puerto Rico	35.4%	$24,539	33.3%	$5,580
25	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, Puerto Rico	43.6%	$31,754	55.2%	$6,360