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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.

4 Undergraduate Degrees
23 Graduate Degrees
52% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras?

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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: https://admisiones.upr.edu/

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?

52% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
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?

1% Take Out Loans

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 $3,532 a year. That adds up to $14,128 over four years for those students.

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,543 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,877 undergraduate students at UPR Rio Piedras, with 9,543 being full-time and 1,334 being part-time.

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There are also 3,015 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,543 full-time undergraduates at UPR Rio Piedras, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3
Black or African American 463
Hispanic or Latino 8,085
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 972

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

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 23 23
Dietetics/Dietitian 4 0 4
TOTAL 4 23 27

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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