University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus Academics

University of Puerto Rico: Rio Piedras Campus is unique in its study options. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. For instance, the university has a Cooperative (Work-Study) Program, Double Major, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Remedial Instruction and Tutoring. Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Speech Or Communications Disorders, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 154 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Online Library and Wireless Network.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Puerto Rico: Rio Piedras Campus.

Education:

Elementary Education, Family/Consumer Sciences Education, Secondary Education

History:

History – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Natural Sciences

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Drawing, Fine/Studio Arts, Multimedia, Music – General, Painting, Sculpture

English Language and Literature:

English

Popular majors:

twenty-six percent business per marketing, nineteen percent education, eleven percent social sciences, nine percent interdisciplinary studies, seven percent communications, six percent psychology, five percent biology

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Foreign Language and Literature:

Comparative Literature, Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, Spanish

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Administrative/Secretarial Services, Banking/Financial Services, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business Statistics, Business/Managerial Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance/Banking, Human Resources Management, Labor/Personnel Relations, Management Information Systems

Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 15. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of February.

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of fifteen dollars regular fee and fifteen dollars out-of-state application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were one thousand and forty-nine total number of transfer students who applied and six hundred and forty-two total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 67% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 87%. Remember that this can change at any time.

SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of February and Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 10th of May. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of February. The regular application is due the 15th of February.

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama and Athletics. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus Students

University of Puerto Rico: Rio Piedras Campus offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 67 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited, College Board member and Hispanic serving. The school’s size is approximately seventeen thousand, six hundred and fifty-four degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand and ninety-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and three thousand, three hundred and thirty-one graduate enrollment. Again, the student body consists of three percent part-time students, sixty-six percent women, thirty-four percent men and one hundred percent hispanic. In addition, it is part of an Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Commuter campus.

Students should note the housing policies: ten percent of first-year students live in college housing, four percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing and Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free). Remarkably, the school is located 10 miles from Rio Piedras.Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as museums, theater, game room. This school features the Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Commuter campus.

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Intramural Wrestling