Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

Private · PR

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationPR

SettingUrban

Undergrads3,594

Student:faculty18:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate3.5%

6-yr grad rate28.1%

Drop-out rate21.7%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$10k

Out-of-state tuition$10k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity91.9%

Gender diversity29%

International0%

Identity—

Overview

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a private university in San Juan focused primarily on engineering, architecture, and land surveying, one of the island's main producers of engineers. Its identity is practical and workforce-oriented, closely tied to Puerto Rico's professional and construction industries.

Academics

Engineering, architecture, and land surveying are the core offerings, taught with a hands-on, professionally oriented approach; many students work in the field while completing their degrees.

Worth knowing

Bilingual instruction, blending Spanish and English, mirrors the professional environment graduates enter, giving the university a distinctly career-embedded student population compared with a traditional full-time residential college.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot reported

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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