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Overview
The University of Puerto Rico at Carolina is a public campus in the San Juan metropolitan area, part of the island's flagship public university system. Instruction is conducted primarily in Spanish, and the campus serves students from across the San Juan metro rather than drawing a national applicant pool.
Academics
Tourism and hospitality management are signature programs, tied directly to Puerto Rico's visitor economy, alongside technical and business degrees oriented toward regional workforce needs. Class sizes are modest, and the campus functions as an accessible, public option within the UPR system.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
uprc.edu ↗High school coursework
RequiredHigh school diploma; traditional admission route requires taking the College Entrance Examination Board PAA (or SAT if preferred) · Admission determined by the Indice General de Solicitud (IGS): 60% high school GPA + 20% PAA/SAT math + 20% PAA/SAT verbal · Non-traditional route (for qualifying categories such as talented students, dual enrollment, or first responders) requires a minimum 2.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale; no specific high-school subject-unit pattern published
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