Overview

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico is a Upper-level with Graduate institution located in Hato Rey, PR.

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
Architectural Design	×
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

718

Applied

608

Accepted

4,070

Enrolled

Female Admissions

242

Females Applied

208

Females Accepted

86%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

476

Males Applied

400

Males Accepted

84%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

30

Application Fee

3.42

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required for some programs	Transcript of high school record

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	Yes

Tuition & Fees

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

1,336

Avg. Financial Aid Package

965

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

1,580

Avg. Loan Aid

227

Avg. Grant Aid

2,092

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

28%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

0%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

4,070

Total Undergrad students

2%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	92.82%
Black or African American	0.28%
White or Caucasian	5.45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.03%
Other	1.43%

Gender

Male (67.15%)

Female (31.13%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Co-ed housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	3%

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 Open House

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Most popular organizations:
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineering), PRWEA (Puerto Rico Water and Environment Association), ACI (American Concrete Institute), SAE PUPR AERO DESIGN TEAM and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)

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
Sand Volleyball	No
Soccer	No	No	No
Swimming And Diving	No	No	No
Table Tennis	No
Track And Field	No
Volleyball
Weight Lifting	No	No	No
Wrestling	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Basketball	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	No	No
Sand Volleyball	No		No
Soccer	No	No
Swimming And Diving	No	No
Table Tennis	No	No	No
Track And Field	No
Volleyball			No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No
Wrestling	No		No

Faculty

220

Total Faculty

18:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 138

Part-time - 82

Male - 136

Female - 84