University of Puerto Rico - Carolina Business Programs

Located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico - Carolina is a public institution. Carolina is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

University of Puerto Rico - Carolina Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#137	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Tourism and Travel Services Management	College Factual
#1	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	College Factual
#1	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Graduates	College Factual
#12	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management	College Factual

Where Is University of Puerto Rico - Carolina?

Contact details for UPR Carolina are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Carretera 887 Bo San Anton, Carolina, PR 00984-4800
Phone:	787-257-0000
Website:	www.uprc.edu/

How Do I Get Into UPR Carolina?

You can apply to UPR Carolina online at: estudiante.upr.edu/admisiones/

Admission Requirements for UPR Carolina

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPR Carolina?

The acceptance rate of University of Puerto Rico - Carolina is 43%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 43%, and the acceptance rate for women is 43%.

Average Test Scores

About 100% of students accepted to UPR Carolina submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 455 and 559. Math scores were between 418 and 529.

UPR Carolina received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford University of Puerto Rico - Carolina?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UPR Carolina, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $2,625 a year. That adds up to $10,500 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UPR Carolina is 10.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

University of Puerto Rico - Carolina Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,580 undergraduate students at UPR Carolina, with 1,962 being full-time and 618 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,962 full-time undergraduates at UPR Carolina, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	1,887
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Online Learning at University of Puerto Rico - Carolina

In 2019-2020, 1,817 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of UPR Carolina

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Puerto Rico - Carolina was 266.8%. This is the #189 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UPR Carolina regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Puerto Rico - Carolina Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	93	93
General Business Administration and Management	58	58
Finance	56	56
Advertising	39	39
Tourism and Travel Services Management	38	38
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	12	12
TOTAL	296	296

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.