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Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico

Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico
Box 192017
San Juan, PR 00919-2017

Official telephone: (787) 622-8000
Fax number: (787) 763-8919
Website: www.pupr.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Sergio Villoldo,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 787 622-8000
svillodo@pupr.edu
FAFSA number: 014255

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,200; $7,200 out-of-state
Tuition notes: Tuition varies by program.
Additional required fees: $840
Book fees: $2,342
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,254
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoN/A
Institution's own financial aid formJune 30yesN/A

Applied for financial aid:
89% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
96% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
6% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
33% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
56% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
10% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
0% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
29% for first-year students
43% for full-time undergraduates
44% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,631 for first-year students
$8,394 for full-time undergraduates
$8,367 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,113 for first-year students
$2,880 for full-time undergraduates
$1,995 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,259 for first-year students
$2,988 for full-time undergraduates
$2,744 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,744 for first-year students
$2,605 for full-time undergraduates
$3,101 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$500 for first-year students
$400 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
51% of first-year students
29% of full-time undergraduates
9% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$379 for first-year students
$386 for full-time undergraduates
$463 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 3%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)

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