Overview

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a Upper-level with Graduate institution located in San Juan, PR, in an urban setting.

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 192017
San Juan, PR  00919-2017
United States

Contact Ms. Teresa Cardona
Admission Office - Director
Email: tcardona@pupr.edu
Phone: 787-6228000
Fax: 787-7648712

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Majors & Degrees

Architecture And Related Services	Associate	Bachelors
Architecture
City/urban, Community, And Regional Planning
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Business Administration And Management, General
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Other
Finance, General
Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management
Marketing/marketing Management, General
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General
Computer Science
Computer Software And Media Applications, Other
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Engineering, Other
Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Engineering, Other
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Engineering Technologies/technicians, General
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/technicians, Other
Surveying Technology/surveying
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Industrial And Product Design
Interior Design

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

831

Applied

672

Accepted

3,841

Enrolled

Female Admissions

250

Females Applied

193

Females Accepted

77%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

581

Males Applied

479

Males Accepted

82%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

30

Application Fee

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record A minimum high school GPA of 2

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	Not reported	Not reported	Yes
Out of state Fall freshmen	Not reported	Not reported	Yes
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	No

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

8,820

Private

Fees

1,050

Full-time student fees

10,635

Room & board

5,850

Room only

Other Payment Considerations

Guaranteed tuition plan offered	No
Tuition pre-payment plan	No
Tuition deferred payment	Yes
Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuition	Employees

Financial Aid

1,499

Avg. Financial Aid Package

1,541

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

1,240

Avg. Loan Aid

0

Avg. Grant Aid

1,853

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

0%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

3,841

Total Undergrad students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	99.47%
Black or African American	0.11%
White or Caucasian	0.21%
Asian	0.05%
Other	0.16%

Gender

Male (70.84%)

Female (29.16%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Co-ed housing Disabled housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	100%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Welcome Activity, Christmas Activity and Student Day

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
SAE - Aerodesing, American Concrete Institute, Association for Diverse and Empowered Alumni, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Chess Castor Association

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Other Campus Security & Safety:
over 350 security cameras on campus

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Basketball		No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Table Tennis	No	No	No
Track And Field	No	No
Volleyball		No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Basketball		No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Table Tennis	No	No	No
Track And Field	No	No	No
Volleyball	No	No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No

Faculty

221

Total Faculty

17:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 139

Part-time - 82

Male - 140

Female - 81