University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Healthcare Programs

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is a public institution situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The location of UPR Rio Piedras is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras?

Contact details for UPR Rio Piedras are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	39 Avenida Ponce De Leon, San Juan, PR 00931-0000
Phone:	787-764-0000
Website:	www.uprrp.edu

How Do I Get Into UPR Rio Piedras?

You can apply to UPR Rio Piedras online at: estudiantes.upr.edu/admisiones/

Admission Requirements for UPR Rio Piedras

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPR Rio Piedras?

UPR Rio Piedras has an acceptance rate of 52%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UPR Rio Piedras, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,243 a year. That adds up to $12,972 over four years for those students.

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,207 undergraduate students at UPR Rio Piedras, with 8,928 being full-time and 1,279 being part-time.

There are also 3,019 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,928 full-time undergraduates at UPR Rio Piedras, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	492
Hispanic or Latino	7,611
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	816

Over 38 countries are represented at UPR Rio Piedras. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, Spain, and Dominican Republic.

Online Learning at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

In 2022-2023, 3,985 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	0	35	35
Dietetics/Dietitian	13	0	13
TOTAL	13	35	48

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Osvaldo Ocasio under License

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