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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
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,493
Full-time undergraduates: 1,592
Part-time undergraduates: 1,901
Total graduate students: 798
Full-time graduate students: 537
Part-time graduate students: 261
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
99.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
99.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 8 acres
City or town school is located in: San Juan, PR
Population of city/town: 389,714
Nearest major city: Bayamon, PR
Population of nearest major city: 205,693

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. No campus housing.
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Student conduct policies:
hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 750
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Rare books. Engineering/Science Support Center. Information Literacy Laboratory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
math, Spanish and English tutoring services. Language lab.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
military, veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 18
Campus-based religious organizations:
Biblical Association, Cross Followers Christian Organization

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Roberto Medina,
Director, Athletic Program
Director of women's athletics: Roberto Medina,
Director, Athletic Program
School colors: royal gold and blue
School mascot: Beaver

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyesLAI
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track (outdoor)yesLAI
Men's volleyballyesLAI
Men's weight liftingyesLAI
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyesLAI
Women's weight liftingyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 5%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 2%
Athletic facilities:
basketball and volleyball courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, indoor soccer

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 25% immediately, 75% within 1 years of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 77% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Accenture, Amgen, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Evertec, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Puma Energy, St. Jude Medical.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Fernando Otero, Honeywell Americas
  • Antonio Negron, Turbine Technologies
  • Margarita Varela-Rosa, P.E., United States Department of the Navy.

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