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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a public institution located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

196 Undergraduate Degrees
28 Graduate Degrees
67% Acceptance Rate

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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez 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 UPR Mayaguez.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Value Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
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Where Is University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez?

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Contact details for UPR Mayaguez are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 259 Boulevard Alfonso Valdez, Mayaguez, PR 00681
Phone: 787-832-4040
Website: www.uprm.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RecintoUniversitariodeMayaguez
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrensaRUM

How Do I Get Into UPR Mayaguez?

You can apply to UPR Mayaguez online at: admisiones.uprm.edu/

Admission Requirements for UPR Mayaguez

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 neither required nor recommended
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UPR Mayaguez?

67% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 67%, UPR Mayaguez does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Can I Afford University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez?

6% Take Out Loans
4.4% Loan Default Rate

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 Mayaguez, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $3,602 a year. That adds up to $14,408 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UPR Mayaguez is 4.4%. 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.

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,859 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,966 undergraduate students at UPR Mayaguez, with 10,859 being full-time and 1,107 being part-time.

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There are also 859 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,859 full-time undergraduates at UPR Mayaguez, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10,133
White 0
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 719

Geographic Diversity

Puerto Rico students aren't the only ones who study at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

10 Took All Classes Online
1,988 Took At Least One Class Online
25.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,988 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Growth Rankings of UPR Mayaguez

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez was 25.7%. This is the #831 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UPR Mayaguez 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 - Mayaguez Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Accounting 50 0 50
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 29 8 37
General Business Administration and Management 21 10 31
Finance 27 3 30
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 28 0 28
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 19 0 19
General Economics 10 0 10
Agricultural Economics 4 5 9
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 8 0 8
General Business/Commerce 0 2 2
TOTAL 196 28 224

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.

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