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University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus

General Information

Name: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus
Address: Ponce de Leon Ave, Rio Piedras, PR 00931-3300
Phone:

  • General information: (787) 764-0001
  • Financial aid office: (787) 764-0001
  • Admissions office: (787) 764-0001

Website: www.uprrp.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$1,104$1,104$790
        Out-of-state$3,336$3,336$2,470
Books and supplies$1,320$1,320$1,320
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$4,970$4,940$4,940
        Other expenses$1,585$1,585$1,585
Off-campus
        Room and board$6,620$6,620$6,620
        Other expenses$1,585$1,585$1,585
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,780$3,780$3,780

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$8,979$8,949$8,635
        Off-campus$10,629$10,629$10,315
        Off-campus with family$6,204$6,204$5,890
Out-of-state
        On-campus$11,211$11,181$10,315
        Off-campus$12,861$12,861$11,995
        Off-campus with family$8,436$8,436$7,570

12. Our Institution tuition is based on per credit charge. The Undergraduate average tuition included is based on 12 credits per term and at the Graduate level on 8 credits per term. Required Fees: - All students must have health insurance. The Institution charges a $686 fee per academic year to students that don’t provide official evidence of having health insurance coverage. - A $33 per laboratory credit fee is charged on those academic areas that includes laboratory as a course requirement. - Student Identification Card has a $5 cost. A carge of $1 is required for each term validation. 12. Typical Institution room charges is $550 ($55x10 months)per student.

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 90%
  • Federal grants: 67%
  • State/local grants: 18%
  • Student loans: 4%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3239
  • State/local grants:$491
  • Student loans:$2499

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$20
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants12,0133,9648,049
Percent admitted24.3%25.9%23.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time79.9%78.0%80.9%
Part-time1.6%2.5%1.2%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 20528
Undergraduate enrollment: 16445
First-time student retention: 87%
Overall graduation rate: 50%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 82%
    • Part Time: 18%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 33%
    • Women: 67%

Hispanic: 100%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Master
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Bachelor
  • Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Business Statistics - Bachelor
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Master, Doctor
  • Labor and Industrial Relations - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other - Master
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Operations Management and Supervision - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Master
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master, Doctor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Master
  • Educational Evaluation and Research - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Language Interpretation and Translation - Master
  • Linguistics - Master
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor - Master
    History
  • American History (United States) - Bachelor
  • European History - Bachelor
  • History, General - Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Natural Sciences - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry - Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Master
  • Community Psychology - Master
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology - Master
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Psychology, Other - Master
  • School Psychology - Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geography - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Drawing - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Painting - Bachelor
  • Photography - Bachelor
  • Sculpture - Bachelor


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