- The Inkwell
- Puerto Rico
- Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, PRCity: largeZIP 00919Founded 1966
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1977
- Campuses
- 3
- Website
- www.pupr.edu
Puerto RicoPrivate nonprofit
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a private nonprofit college in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, with 3,594 undergraduates. It graduates 28% within six years and costs $13,797 a year after aid.
28%graduate
Retention78%
4-year graduation3.1%
Pell Grant share69%
Federal loans38%
$13,797net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
28%graduate in 6 years
$50,437median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,700median debt
#1,237 of 1,704 for earnings#417 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,569 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,060tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,722
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,722
- Average net price
- $13,797national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,521
$30,001–48,000$13,931
$48,001–75,000$14,658
$75,001–110,000$18,458
$110,001+$20,670
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college28%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college69%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 28%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 3.1%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,000
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,437middle 50%: $29,603–$79,294
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,700
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,294
Median, Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico$50,437
Lower quarter$29,603
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,594
- Part-time
- 51%
- Women / men
- 29% / 71%
- Average age at entry
- 23.0
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 69%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,359 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,395
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,303,356
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White8.1%
Hispanic92%
Black0.1%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering68%
Computer & information sciences12%
Architecture8.9%
Business & management6.1%
Visual & performing arts3.2%
Engineering technologies1.8%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | $9,597 | 36% | $32,838 |
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| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | $9,252 | 40% | $28,062 |
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| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR | $6,349 | 30% | $28,770 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR | $6,826 | 30% | $28,331 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany State University Albany, GA | $14,511 | 30% | $44,975 |
| Thomas University Thomasville, GA | $16,111 | 28% | $59,055 |
| Montana State University Billings Billings, MT | $15,630 | 31% | $48,199 |
| Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA | $11,448 | 26% | $48,459 |
| Salem University Salem, WV | $12,107 | 24% | $42,194 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana, TX | $16,934 | 29% | $49,427 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 243577. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1798894.