Top research institutions in Puerto Rico
National University College ranks first in Puerto Rico on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,508 worldwide), followed by University of Puerto Rico System and Universidad Metropolitana.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National University CollegeUniversity · Bayamon | #1,508 | 30.6% | 927 | #2 |
| 2 | University of Puerto Rico SystemUniversity · San Juan | #4,760 | 9.9% | 1,013 | #1 |
| 3 | Universidad MetropolitanaUniversity · San Juan | #5,519 | 26.8% | 332 | #7 |
| 4 | University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezUniversity · Mayagüez | #7,746 | 8.9% | 752 | #4 |
| 5 | University of Puerto Rico at Río PiedrasUniversity · San Juan | #8,292 | 9.5% | 577 | #3 |
| 6 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusUniversity · San Juan | #8,474 | 6.8% | 608 | #5 |
| 7 | Ana G. Mendez University SystemUniversity · San Juan | #10,955 | 10.2% | 142 | #12 |
| 8 | Ponce Health Sciences UniversityUniversity · Ponce | #11,703 | 10.2% | 329 | #6 |
| 9 | Polytechnic University of Puerto RicoUniversity · San Juan | #16,864 | 4.1% | 712 | #9 |
| 10 | InterAmerican University of Puerto RicoUniversity · San Germán | #19,812 | 5.2% | 110 | #14 |
| 11 | Central University of the CaribbeanUniversity · Bayamon | #22,182 | 6.7% | 143 | #20 |
| 12 | San Juan Bautista School of MedicineUniversity · Caguas | #22,806 | 6.9% | 96 | #29 |
| 13 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoUniversity · Ponce | #25,831 | 1.6% | 338 | #19 |
| 14 | American Military AcademyUniversity · Guaynabo | #26,177 | 11.7% | 86 | #25 |
| 15 | San Juan City HospitalHospital / health system · San Juan | #26,190 | 2.0% | 106 | #26 |
| 16 | VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemHospital / health system · San Juan | #26,676 | 0.2% | 192 | #23 |
| 17 | Carlos Albizu UniversityUniversity · San Juan | #26,952 | 4.8% | 91 | #31 |
| 18 | Hospital DamasHospital / health system · Ponce | #27,918 | 1.6% | 68 | #27 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Puerto Rico on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Puerto Rico
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.