Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, PR · Private · Large city · UPDPR
Private institution in Hato Rey, PR · 3,791 undergraduates · $47,540 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Pell Grant share
- Top 12%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 25%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,338775th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,810573rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,810250th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,894494th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,564957th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,5401,214th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,7531,361st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 23.6%1,872nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.4%817th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,791608th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 62.3%188th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,043 mi (MIA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 15 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $53,358 | $40,467 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $41,565 | $33,993 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $37,748 | $24,615 |
| Architecture | bachelors | $33,138 | $18,315 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $25,194 | $21,508 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering-Related TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $230,000 (M $155,300 · W $74,700)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico’s 3,791 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In PR
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, PR · 3,827 undergrads
- Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, PR · 4,042 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, PR · 3,453 undergrads
- Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina, PR · 4,383 undergrads
- Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan, PR · 4,579 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR · 3,002 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Nevada State UniversityHenderson, NV · 3,791 undergrads
- SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY · 3,789 undergrads
- The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston, TX · 3,794 undergrads
- Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, IN · 3,807 undergrads
- Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH · 3,815 undergrads
- Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · 3,766 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepupr.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 243577)
- Compare colleges in PRRe-score with your weights
- Compare with Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PonceSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico vs Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PonceHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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