Inside Academics at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At 22 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is above the national average of 15 to 1. With 67% of instructors full time, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce offers 51 majors with reported completions across 20 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce:

• Looking for flexibility? Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 1,929 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (83% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce — accreditation status and accrediting bodies