Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Overview

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Known For?

• The highest award offered at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period67% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,540 a year. That's about 17% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico?

Contact details for Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	377 Ponce De Leon Ave, Hato Rey, PR 00919
Phone:	787-622-8000
Website:	www.pupr.edu

How Do I Get Into Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico?

You can apply to Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico online at: mypoly.pupr.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admissions_and_Recruitment.jnz?portlet=Apply_to_PUPR

As long as you submit the requested materials to Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico?

The overall average net price of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is $27,318. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $4,017 a year. That adds up to $16,068 over four years for those students.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,718 undergraduate students at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, with 1,777 being full-time and 1,941 being part-time.

There are also 649 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,777 full-time undergraduates at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1,764
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Biomedical Engineering	0	72	0	0	0	72
Computer Engineering	0	60	0	6	0	66
Mechanical Engineering	0	61	0	4	0	65
Electrical Engineering	0	47	0	5	0	52
Industrial Engineering	0	50	0	0	0	50
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	45	0	45
Computer Information Systems	0	33	0	6	0	39
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	36	0	36
General Architecture	0	30	0	4	0	34
Civil Engineering	0	21	0	10	0	31
Chemical Engineering	0	24	0	0	0	24
Business Administration & Management	0	16	0	7	0	23
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	18	0	18
Design & Applied Arts	0	11	0	0	0	11
Environmental Engineering	0	9	0	0	0	9
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	6	0	6
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	6	0	6
Mechanical Engineering Technology	3	0	0	0	0	3
Information Technology	0	0	2	0	0	2
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	2	0	2
Engineering-Related Technologies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Historic Preservation	0	0	0	2	0	2
Computer Software & Applications	1	0	0	0	0	1
Other Engineering	0	0	0	0	1	1
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	436	2	157	1	600

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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