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 2% student loan default rate at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is the doctor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 65% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $41,748 a year. That's about 2% 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 18% of students took out student loans averaging $3,742 a year. That adds up to $14,968 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,687 undergraduate students at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, with 1,712 being full-time and 1,975 being part-time.

There are also 565 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,712 full-time undergraduates at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, 70% are male and 30% 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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1,702
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Online Learning at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. In 2020-2021, 2,112 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico was 142.7%. This is the #343 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.