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Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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If you are worried about getting into Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 11% for first-time, full-time students at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,718 undergraduates at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico with 1,777 being full-time and 1,941 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,399 | $15,631 | $18,034 | $19,577 | $20,565 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 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 8.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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See which majors at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico make the most money.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pupr.edu?fref=ts |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/pupr_edu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 73 | NA |
| Computer Engineering | 47 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering | 47 | NA |
| Electrical Engineering | 42 | NA |
| Biomedical Engineering | 39 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 29 | NA |
| Chemical Engineering | 29 | NA |
| General Architecture | 27 | NA |
| Civil Engineering | 26 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 23 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,112 students took at least one online class at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. This is an increase from the 1,927 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,112 | 545 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,927 | 444 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,196 | 248 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,301 | 359 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,065 | 53 |
Learn more about online learning at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.
Footnotes
*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.
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