Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Overview

Located in Mercedita, Puerto Rico, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Known For?

• The highest award offered at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

Contact details for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	104 Turpeaux Industrial Park Rd1, Mercedita, PR 00715-1602
Phone:	787-284-1912
Website:	www.ponce.inter.edu

How Do I Get Into Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

You can apply to Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce online at: https://iaupr.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Admissions/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Admission Requirements for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

With an acceptance rate of 53%, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Can I Afford Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $2,382 a year. That adds up to $9,528 over four years for those students.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,403 undergraduate students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, with 2,756 being full-time and 647 being part-time.

There are also 507 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,756 full-time undergraduates at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2,748
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Geographic Diversity

Puerto Rico students aren't the only ones who study at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 5 countries are represented at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Netherlands, and Dominican Republic.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	28	0	34	8	0	70
Criminal Justice & Corrections	5	0	45	0	0	50
Culinary Arts	0	48	0	0	0	48
General Psychology	0	0	47	0	0	47
Nursing	0	0	38	0	0	38
Human Resource Management	0	0	19	17	0	36
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	32	0	0	0	0	32
General Biology	0	0	30	0	0	30
Computer Science	0	0	26	0	0	26
Security Science and Technology	0	0	26	0	0	26
Allied Health Professions	14	0	10	0	0	24
Accounting	3	0	15	3	0	21
Marketing	0	0	14	7	0	21
Communication Sciences	0	0	16	0	0	16
Hospitality Management	0	0	15	0	0	15
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	13	0	0	13
Other Education	0	0	0	0	12	12
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	12	0	0	0	0	12
Special Education	1	0	6	2	0	9
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	5	3	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	8	0	8
Public Health	0	0	8	0	0	8
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	7	0	7
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	7	0	0	7
Teaching English or French	0	0	4	3	0	7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	5	0	0	5
Health & Physical Education	0	5	0	0	0	5
General Sales & Marketing	3	0	0	0	0	3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0	3	3
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	2	0	0	2
Biotechnology	0	0	1	0	0	1
Communication & Media Studies	1	0	0	0	0	1
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Science Technologies/Technicians	0	0	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	99	53	386	58	15	611

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.