University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Overview

University of Puerto Rico - Cayey is a public institution situated in Cayey, Puerto Rico. The suburban atmosphere of Cayey makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Known For?

• Students at UPR Cayey have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at UPR Cayey is the bachelor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 94% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is University of Puerto Rico - Cayey?

Contact details for UPR Cayey are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	205 Antonio R. Barcelo Ave., Cayey, PR 00737-2230
Phone:	787-738-2161
Website:	www.cayey.upr.edu

How Do I Get Into UPR Cayey?

You can apply to UPR Cayey online at: https://www.upr.edu/admisiones/

Admission Requirements for UPR Cayey

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPR Cayey?

UPR Cayey has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 49%.

Average Test Scores

About 100% of students accepted to UPR Cayey submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 474 and 569. Math scores were between 431 and 562.

UPR Cayey received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford University of Puerto Rico - Cayey?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UPR Cayey, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $2,917 a year. That adds up to $11,668 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UPR Cayey is 4.9%. 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.

University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,559 undergraduate students at UPR Cayey, with 2,275 being full-time and 284 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,275 full-time undergraduates at UPR Cayey, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Puerto Rico - Cayey students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2,275
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Online Learning at University of Puerto Rico - Cayey

In 2020-2021, 697 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UPR Cayey has changed over the last few years.

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.