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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a public institution located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

49% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez?

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Contact details for UPR Mayaguez are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 259 Boulevard Alfonso Valdez, Mayaguez, PR 00681
Phone: 787-832-4040
Website: www.uprm.edu

How Do I Get Into UPR Mayaguez?

You can apply to UPR Mayaguez online at: admisiones.uprm.edu/

Admission Requirements for UPR Mayaguez

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPR Mayaguez?

49% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to UPR Mayaguez. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 46%.

Can I Afford University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez?

2% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UPR Mayaguez, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $3,355 a year. That adds up to $13,420 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UPR Mayaguez is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,099 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,246 undergraduate students at UPR Mayaguez, with 10,099 being full-time and 1,147 being part-time.

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There are also 880 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,099 full-time undergraduates at UPR Mayaguez, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9,424
White 0
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 669

Geographic Diversity

Puerto Rico students aren't the only ones who study at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

134 Took All Classes Online
6,717 Took At Least One Class Online
25.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 6,717 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UPR Mayaguez has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of UPR Mayaguez

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez was 25.7%. This is the #834 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UPR Mayaguez regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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