by our College Data Analytics TeamPontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 41 in Most Focused for Optometric Support Services, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo holds 8 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 3 |
| Top 5% | 2 |
| Top 10% | 3 |
| Top 15% | 0 |
| Total | 8 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is best known for Health Professions: 2 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Optometric Support Services, Criminology and General Biology.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Other) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Puerto Rico) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Biology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Optometric Support Services | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #410 of 410 in Top Ranked Veterans for Clinical & Counseling Psychology.
Each ranking here is based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo appears in 51 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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