University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Ranking Badges

UPR Carolina earned 14 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #31 of 1,549 in Most Focused for Criminal Justice & Corrections, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 14 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #31 of 1,549, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 7
Placements this edition: 75
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-Carolina Earned?

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina holds 14 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 3 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 rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. 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%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	8
Total	14

What Is University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Known For?

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 2 of its 14 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Hospitality Management and Mechanical Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best (Puerto Rico)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Puerto Rico)	✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Other)	✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Puerto Rico)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Finance & Financial Management
Most Focused	✓
Hospitality Management
Most Focused		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Relations & Advertising
Most Focused	✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Graphic Communications
Most Focused	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Mechanical Engineering
Most Focused			✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Most Focused		✓
Security Science and Technology.
Most Focused	✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Most Popular	✓
Most Focused		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Design & Applied Arts
Most Focused		✓

How Does University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Rank for Online Students?

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #29 of 132 in Most Popular Online for Clinical & Counseling Psychology (top 22%).

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

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,059 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 42%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Puerto Rico-Carolina appears in 75 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.