University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Ranking Badges

UPR Arecibo earned 7 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 136 in Most Focused for Microbiology Science & Immunology, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 7 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 1
Highest placement: #1 of 136, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 84
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Earned?

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo holds 7 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 2 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. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	2
Total	7

What Is University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Known For?

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is best known for Communications Technology/Support: 3 of its 7 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Microbiology Science & Immunology, Audiovisual Communications and Industrial Production Technology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best (Puerto Rico)	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 5%	Top 1%
Microbiology Science & Immunology
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Most Popular	✓
Audiovisual Communications
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused		✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Industrial Production Technology
Most Focused		✓

How Does University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Rank for Veterans?

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,748 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo appears in 84 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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