Universidad Metropolitana Business Programs

Located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Universidad Metropolitana is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Universidad Metropolitana Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMET.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#100	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMET has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Value Colleges for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	College Factual

Where Is Universidad Metropolitana?

Contact details for UMET are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1399 Ave. Ana G. Mendez, San Juan, PR 00926-2602
Phone:	787-766-1717
Website:	umet.suagm.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/umet.pr
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/umet_pr

How Do I Get Into UMET?

You can apply to UMET online at: https://uagm.edu/es/solicitaradmision

As long as you submit the requested materials to Universidad Metropolitana when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Universidad Metropolitana?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMET, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $3,735 a year. That adds up to $14,940 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMET is 5.4%. 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.

Universidad Metropolitana Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,003 undergraduate students at UMET, with 4,719 being full-time and 2,284 being part-time.

There are also 1,890 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,719 full-time undergraduates at UMET, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Universidad Metropolitana students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4,719
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Over 16 countries are represented at UMET. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico.

Online Learning at Universidad Metropolitana

In 2019-2020, 61 students took at least one online class at the school.

Universidad Metropolitana Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Accounting	0	52	82	134
General Business Administration and Management	0	77	43	120
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	1	74	75
Finance	0	0	54	54
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	1	30	14	45
Organizational Leadership	0	0	42	42
General Management Information Systems	0	30	12	42
Business Economics	0	28	0	28
Office Administration	7	18	0	25
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	1	16	0	17
Project Management	0	0	14	14
Business & Office Technology	14	0	0	14
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	6	0	6
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	4	4
TOTAL	23	258	339	620

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 1b3lrtz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.