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Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

General Information

Name: Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Address: 377 Ponce de Leon Ave, Hato Rey, PR 00919
Phone:

  • General information: (787) 622-8000
  • Financial aid office: (787) 622-8000
  • Admissions office: (787) 622-8000

Website: www.pupr.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$6,018$5,922$5,550
Books and supplies$1,727$1,524$1,372
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,928$7,749$6,975
        Other expenses$2,820$2,583$2,205
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,820$2,583$2,205

Total expenses   
Off-campus$19,493$17,778$16,102
Off-campus with family$10,565$10,029$9,127

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 60%
  • Federal grants: 49%
  • State/local grants: 25%
  • Institutional grants: 3%
  • Student loans: 2%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$5400
  • State/local grants:$1350
  • Institutional grants:$510
  • Student loans:$2625

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$30
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants1,112840272
Percent admitted95.3%97.4%89.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time74.2%73.2%77.7%
Part-time3.1%3.4%2.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 5738
Undergraduate enrollment: 5037
First-time student retention: 74%
Overall graduation rate: 27%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 51%
    • Part Time: 49%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 77%
    • Women: 23%

Hispanic: 100%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other - Master
    Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer Engineering, Other - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor
  • Industrial Engineering - Bachelor
  • Manufacturing Engineering - Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Engineering/Industrial Management - Master
  • Manufacturing Technology/Technician - Master
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying - Bachelor


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