Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando

Private · FL

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationFL · South

SettingSuburban

Undergrads96

Student:faculty5:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate16.7%

6-yr grad rate33.3%

Drop-out rate62.5%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$15k

Out-of-state tuition$15k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity99%

Gender diversity28.1%

International1%

Identity—

Overview

The Orlando campus extends the San Juan-based Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico to Florida, offering engineering, technology, and business programs to a largely Hispanic, often bilingual student population in Central Florida. It functions as a branch campus rather than an independently chartered university, sharing curriculum and degree programs with the main Puerto Rico campus while serving a local, often working-adult and commuter student body.

Academics

Programs concentrate in engineering and engineering-technology fields — civil, electrical, mechanical, and computer-related tracks are typical across the PUPR system — along with business and computer science, with an applied, career-oriented emphasis rather than a broad liberal-arts curriculum.

Worth knowing

The bilingual, Hispanic-serving character carries over directly from the parent institution, and many students are transfers or working adults completing a technical degree close to home rather than traditional-age students relocating for college.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot reported

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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