Academic Life at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

The Academic Picture

Heres a high-level look at academic life at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 18 students per faculty member, University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo employs 83% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo offers 14 majors with reported completions across 10 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 853 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (76% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo.

Explore Further on University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo — the schools accreditation and what it means