University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
San Juan, PR · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UPRRP
Public institution in San Juan, PR · 8,748 undergraduates · 53% acceptance rate · $35,723 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Median graduate debt
- Top 2%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 8%Average net price
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
- $6,507150th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,324169th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $5,32438th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,33793rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $5,50013th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,7231,774th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,4171,903rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.5%1,062nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 79.9%685th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 53.2%311th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,748293rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 64.8%170th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,044 mi (MIA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 55 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $33,281 | $18,498 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageEducation | bachelors | $26,896 | $15,922 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $25,194 | $14,935 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $19,592 | $18,498 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $19,592 | $16,957 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $16,992 | $15,721 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $16,169 | $9,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $16,169 | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $11,851 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1903source
- Athletic nickname: "Gallitos"source
- School colors: Red and Whitesource
- Mascot: The Rooster & the Hensource
- Motto: "Historia veritas vitae ministra (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 289 acressource
- Formerly known as "Escuela Normal Industrial" (1901–1903)source
- Athletic conference: Independentsource
- A Sea-grant institutionsource
- A Space-grant institutionsource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $436,600 (M $215,400 · W $221,200)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Weight Lifting
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuprrp.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 243221)
- Compare colleges in PRRe-score with your weights
- Showdown: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras vs University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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