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University of Puerto Rico

October 12, 2023

This article is about the University of the Puerto Rico System. For the system's flagship constituent university, see University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

The University of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR) is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 44,200 students and approximately 4,450 faculty members.[4] UPR has the largest and most diverse academic offerings in the commonwealth, with 472 academic programs of which 32 lead to a doctorate.[5]

University of Puerto Rico
Seal of the University of Puerto Rico
Latin: Universitas Portoricensis
Former names
Escuela Normal (Normal school)
TypePublic
Established1903; 120 years ago (1903)
Academic affiliations
Sea-grant, Space-grant
Budget$1.52 billion (2014)[a]
PresidentLuis A. Ferrao
Academic staff
4,448[2]
Administrative staff
11,178[3]
Students44,233
Location
San Juan
,
Puerto Rico
Campus11 campuses
Websitewww.upr.edu
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University of Puerto Rico system campus locations

History Edit

In 1900, at Fajardo, the Escuela Normal Industrial (normal school) was established as the first higher education center in Puerto Rico. Its initial enrollment was 20 students and 5 professors.[6] The following year it was moved to Río Piedras. On March 12, 1903, the legislature authorized founding of the University of Puerto Rico, and that day the "Escuela Normal" was proclaimed as its first department.[7]

 
Aerial view of the Río Piedras Campus
 
Portico of the Mayagüez Campus (RUM)
 
The University of Puerto Rico main tower (this tower is inspired by the Giralda, the medieval tower of the cathedral of Seville) includes the emblems both of Harvard University—the oldest in the United States—and University of San Marcos—the oldest in the Americas.

In 1908, the Morrill-Nelson Act was extended to Puerto Rico, making the university a "Land Grant College," which authorizes the use of federal land to establish colleges of agriculture, science and engineering.[8] Two years later, in 1910, the College of Liberal Arts was established and the year following that the College of Agriculture at Mayagüez came into being. In 1912, the name was changed to College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.[7]

1913 – The Departments of Pharmacy and Law were established.

1923 – The University Act of 1923– the university reorganized administratively it independent Insular Department of Education, provides the Board of Trustees as the governing board, and make the position of Rector as the principal officer. In 1924 the governor appointed the first Rector.

1924 – The administrative structure and identity of the University of Puerto Rico becomes independent from the Department of Public Instruction.

1926 – The School of Commerce (later School of Business Administration) and the School of Tropical Medicine were established.

1927 – Opening of the first graduate program: the Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies.

1928 – The San Felipe Segundo hurricane struck the island of Puerto Rico and caused serious damage in the Río Piedras campus. Staff and faculty began a reconstruction effort.

1935 – The U.S. Congress extended to Puerto Rico the benefits of Bankhead-Jones Act, which provided funding for research and the construction of more buildings.

1936–1939 – Major structures in Spanish Renaissance style are built in the quadrangle in Río Piedras, including buildings such as the Tower Theatre.

1938 – Augusto Rodríguez composed the music and lyrics Arriví Francisco's Alma Mater, the university anthem.

1942 – Act No. 135 of May 7, 1942, amendment to the university, created the Higher Education Council as the governing board of the institution and regulator of the higher education system in Puerto Rico.

1946 – The university received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

1966 – Act No. 1 of 1966, restructuring the university. The system change to three campuses-Río Piedras, Mayagüez and Medical Sciences.

1967 – Creation of the regional colleges: Arecibo, Cayey and Humacao. Five more were created in the following years: Ponce (1969), Bayamón (1971), Aguadilla (1972), Carolina (1973), and Utuado (1978).

1979 – WRTU-FM began broadcasting from the Río Piedras campus.

1998 – Act No. 186 of August 7, 1998, provides for the gradual autonomy of regional schools as provided by the Board of Trustees, to lead to eleven autonomous units.[8]

2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes where a series of strikes which occurred as a result of administrative budget cuts and an attempt to impose an $800 quota for students.

July 2010, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education placed the accreditation of the university on probation citing concerns about shortfalls in the governance of the institution.[9] By the end of 2011, all 11 campuses had regained full accreditation after demonstrating significant progress in this area.

2017 – The UPR's staff organized a strike in opposition to budget cuts proposed by the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.[10]

After the impact of Hurricane Maria the university suffered damages totaling over $175 million. The university system was still in the process of acquiring FEMA funding to repair damages and as a result still suffered from structural damage months after the hurricane.[11] The hurricane also affected the process of accreditation since eight campuses where in non compliance according to of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[12] The eleven campuses opened within two months of Hurricane Maria, offering a sense of structure and normalcy for professors and students.[13]

2019– During Jorge Haddock tenure the university newspaper, Diálogo, after 32 years in print, was moved online and employees were laid off until only the editor and an assistant remained. They were reassigned, while the newspaper was moved from the central administration to the Arecibo campus.[14]

2021 – In June the Financial Oversight and Management Board cut $94 million from the UPR budget which would have drastically affected the institutions ability to operate.[15] The local government intervened and assigned the money necessary before the August semester commenced.[16]

Organization Edit

Board of trustees Edit

The board of trustees is the governing body of the University of Puerto Rico.

On April 30, 2013, governor Alejandro García Padilla signed into law Act 13 of 2014 enacted by the 17th Legislative Assembly. The act effectively replaced the incumbent board with an entirely new board. In 2017 the board was changed once again by governor Ricardo Rosselló.[17]

Campuses Edit

Main article: List of University of Puerto Rico campuses

Presidents Edit

Campus radio Edit

The campus radio station is called "WRTU Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico", and it was established in 1980. This is a public radio station with diverse musical and news programming.[22] Its broadcasts both in FM and online.

Admissions Edit

UPR has the highest selectivity index of all colleges and universities in Puerto Rico,[citation needed] it has also maintained a systemwide admission rate of 67% since 1997.[citation needed] Its enrollment rate has surpassed 90% during the past five academic years.[23][full citation needed] In terms of tuition, the cost per credit is $157 per undergraduate credit and $300 per graduate credit.[24] For perspective, in 2017 the undergraduate credit cost was $53 and the graduate credit cost was $172.[25] The cost of undergraduate credit is expected to rise until it reaches $177 in 2027.[26][27]

In recent years, the University of Puerto Rico has experienced a decrease in student enrollment numbers. According to the university's reports, during the academic year 2009-2010, a total of 52,791 students were enrolled across all campuses. However, by the academic year 2014-2015, this number had decreased to 47,314 students, and in the academic year 2022-2023, the university had an enrollment of 44,233 students across its 11 campuses.[28][19]

Research Edit

The university has a classification of "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[29]

On October 15, 2010, it was awarded over $25 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research in nanotechnology. The organization within the University of Puerto Rico impacted is called Puerto Rico EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research). Since its creation 24 years ago, Puerto Rico EPSCoR has received over $180 million from NSF, NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense.[30]

On August 24, 2020, the university announced ten investigations for preventing and mitigating the spread of COVID-19 as part of $1.7 million the institution received from the local government.[31]

Rankings and notable facts Edit

University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[32]801–1000
THE World[33]801–1000
Regional – Overall
QS Latin America[34]40

According to the QS world ranking 2022 published in 2021, the University of Puerto Rico ranks number 40 in Latin America having dropped from 37 in 2020, but still higher than previous rankings of 42 in 2018 and 62 in 2015.[35]

As a system, the University of Puerto Rico placed in the 800–1000 bracket in the 2018 edition of QS World University Rankings.[36] Times Higher Education also ranks it in the 801–1000 bracket in the world.[37] UPR was ranked among the best 20 universities in Latin America by SCImago ranking in 2010.[38] The University of Puerto Rico ranked 18th and University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ranked 78th by Webometrics in Latin America.[39] The UPR is the number one university in the Caribbean according to Webometrics.[40]

The system's only school of engineering at the Mayagüez campus is accredited by ABET and graduates more than 600 engineers per year. The school was chosen as the top engineering school for Hispanics by Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology Magazine.[41]

In 2020 the director of NASA grant consortium in Puerto Rico doctor Gerardo Moller, stated that 25% of the Hispanic employees hired by NASA are graduates of the UPR.[42]

Research activity, measured in terms of external funds received, has grown exponentially since 1985, doubling every five years. In 2007–2008 the UPR received over $87 million for research.[43]

Notable alumni Edit

Main article: List of University of Puerto Rico people

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ López (2014; in Spanish) "El presupuesto actual consolidado de la institución es de $1,522 millones."[1]

References Edit

  1. ^ López Alicea, Keila (February 27, 2014). "Severos recortes en la UPR". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Datos Institucionales". UPR. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. ^ "Datos Institucionales". UPR. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  4. ^ "Datos Sistémicos". Datos Institucionales. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  5. ^ . acweb.upr.edu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. ^ Historia de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. . Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-16.. 2008-04-30.
  7. ^ a b Sojo Ramos, Norma. "Centenario". centenario.uprm.edu (in Spanish). from the original on 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  8. ^ a b "Historia". Universidad de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  9. ^ "News Archive". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  10. ^ VOCERO, Por Perla Rodríguez, Especial para EL (5 April 2017). "Es una realidad huelga en UPR" [It's a reality strike in UPR]. El Vocero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Más de dos años sin que atiendan el deterioro de la UPR por María" [More than two years without attending to the deterioration of the UPR after María]. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (in European Spanish). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  12. ^ "MSCHE Continues Show Cause Status for 11 UPR Institutions". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  13. ^ "How to Help the University of Puerto Rico – and How Not To". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  14. ^ López-Alicea, Keila (2019-04-15). "Incierto el futuro del periódico digital Diálogo". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  15. ^ VOCERO, Christian G. Ramos Segarra, EL (28 May 2021). "La Junta Fiscal ordena recorte de $94 millones y aumentos a la matrícula de la UPR". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Caraballo, Harry Rodríguez (8 June 2021). "UPR agradece asignación de $94 millones para atenuar recortes por cientos de millones de dólares". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  17. ^ Estudiantil, Pulso. "Ricardo Rosselló hace designaciones a la Junta de Gobierno UPR". Pulso Estudiantil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  18. ^ "Agencia: Universidad de Puerto Rico – Documento: Tomo II (Recomendado) – Año: 2015". www2.pr.gov. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Datos de Matricula". Datos Institucionales. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  20. ^ "Datos de Matricula". Datos Institucionales. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  21. ^ Menéndez Sanabria, Pedro (2022-09-01). "En caída libre la matrícula de los recintos de la Universidad de Puerto Rico". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  22. ^ "Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  23. ^ http://www.gdb-pur.com/investors_resources/presentations/UPR.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  24. ^ "UPR aprueba aumentar a $124 el crédito subgraduado" [UPR approves increase to $124 for undergraduate credits]. [Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)] (in Spanish). 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  25. ^ "Cuál es el costo del crédito en las universidades de Puerto Rico". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  26. ^ Salamán, Adriana De Jesús. "Aumento de matrícula a la vista en nuevo plan fiscal de la UPR". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  27. ^ "Junta de Gobierno de la UPR da visto bueno a nuevo Plan Fiscal". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  28. ^ "Microsoft Power BI". app.powerbi.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  29. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Home – El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  31. ^ "UPR realiza 10 investigaciones para detener el Covid-19 | Educación | elvocero.com". www.elvocero.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  32. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2020". Top Universities. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  33. ^ "THE World University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education University Rankings. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  34. ^ "La UPR se coloca en la posición 40 de las mejores universidades de Latinoamérica". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  35. ^ "La UPR se coloca en la posición 40 de las mejores universidades de Latinoamérica" [The UPR ranked in the position 40 of the best universities of Latin America]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  36. ^ "Universidad de Puerto Rico". Top Universities. Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  37. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2020". Top Universities. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  38. ^ College and university rankings#SCImago institutions rankings: 2009 world report
  39. ^ "Ranking Web of Universities, Latin America". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  40. ^ "Ranking Web of Universities, Caribbean". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  41. ^ . Hispanicengineer.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  42. ^ "El 25% del personal hispano de NASA es egresado de la UPR". Primera Hora. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  43. ^ . acweb.upr.edu. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014.
  44. ^ "ACEVEDO-VILÁ, Aníbal - Biographical Information". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  45. ^ "ROMERO-BARCELÓ, Carlos A. - Biographical Information". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  46. ^ Biographical information from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

External links Edit

  • (in Spanish) Official website

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This article is about the University of the Puerto Rico System For the system s flagship constituent university see University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus The University of Puerto Rico Spanish Universidad de Puerto Rico UPR is the main public university system in the U S Commonwealth of Puerto Rico It is a government owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 44 200 students and approximately 4 450 faculty members 4 UPR has the largest and most diverse academic offerings in the commonwealth with 472 academic programs of which 32 lead to a doctorate 5 University of Puerto RicoSeal of the University of Puerto RicoLatin Universitas PortoricensisFormer namesEscuela Normal Normal school TypePublicEstablished1903 120 years ago 1903 Academic affiliationsSea grant Space grantBudget 1 52 billion 2014 a PresidentLuis A FerraoAcademic staff4 448 2 Administrative staff11 178 3 Students44 233LocationSan Juan Puerto RicoCampus11 campusesWebsitewww wbr upr wbr eduUPR Rio Pedras amp Medical SciencesUPR MayaguezUPR BayamonUPR AreciboUPR HumacaoUPR CayeyUPR CarolinaUPR AguadillaUPR PonceUPR Utuadoclass notpageimage University of Puerto Rico system campus locations Contents 1 History 2 Organization 2 1 Board of trustees 2 2 Campuses 2 3 Presidents 2 4 Campus radio 3 Admissions 4 Research 5 Rankings and notable facts 6 Notable alumni 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditIn 1900 at Fajardo the Escuela Normal Industrial normal school was established as the first higher education center in Puerto Rico Its initial enrollment was 20 students and 5 professors 6 The following year it was moved to Rio Piedras On March 12 1903 the legislature authorized founding of the University of Puerto Rico and that day the Escuela Normal was proclaimed as its first department 7 nbsp Aerial view of the Rio Piedras Campus nbsp Portico of the Mayaguez Campus RUM nbsp The University of Puerto Rico main tower this tower is inspired by the Giralda the medieval tower of the cathedral of Seville includes the emblems both of Harvard University the oldest in the United States and University of San Marcos the oldest in the Americas In 1908 the Morrill Nelson Act was extended to Puerto Rico making the university a Land Grant College which authorizes the use of federal land to establish colleges of agriculture science and engineering 8 Two years later in 1910 the College of Liberal Arts was established and the year following that the College of Agriculture at Mayaguez came into being In 1912 the name was changed to College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 7 1913 The Departments of Pharmacy and Law were established 1923 The University Act of 1923 the university reorganized administratively it independent Insular Department of Education provides the Board of Trustees as the governing board and make the position of Rector as the principal officer In 1924 the governor appointed the first Rector 1924 The administrative structure and identity of the University of Puerto Rico becomes independent from the Department of Public Instruction 1926 The School of Commerce later School of Business Administration and the School of Tropical Medicine were established 1927 Opening of the first graduate program the Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies 1928 The San Felipe Segundo hurricane struck the island of Puerto Rico and caused serious damage in the Rio Piedras campus Staff and faculty began a reconstruction effort 1935 The U S Congress extended to Puerto Rico the benefits of Bankhead Jones Act which provided funding for research and the construction of more buildings 1936 1939 Major structures in Spanish Renaissance style are built in the quadrangle in Rio Piedras including buildings such as the Tower Theatre 1938 Augusto Rodriguez composed the music and lyrics Arrivi Francisco s Alma Mater the university anthem 1942 Act No 135 of May 7 1942 amendment to the university created the Higher Education Council as the governing board of the institution and regulator of the higher education system in Puerto Rico 1946 The university received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools 1966 Act No 1 of 1966 restructuring the university The system change to three campuses Rio Piedras Mayaguez and Medical Sciences 1967 Creation of the regional colleges Arecibo Cayey and Humacao Five more were created in the following years Ponce 1969 Bayamon 1971 Aguadilla 1972 Carolina 1973 and Utuado 1978 1979 WRTU FM began broadcasting from the Rio Piedras campus 1998 Act No 186 of August 7 1998 provides for the gradual autonomy of regional schools as provided by the Board of Trustees to lead to eleven autonomous units 8 2010 2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes where a series of strikes which occurred as a result of administrative budget cuts and an attempt to impose an 800 quota for students July 2010 the Middle States Commission on Higher Education placed the accreditation of the university on probation citing concerns about shortfalls in the governance of the institution 9 By the end of 2011 all 11 campuses had regained full accreditation after demonstrating significant progress in this area 2017 The UPR s staff organized a strike in opposition to budget cuts proposed by the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico 10 After the impact of Hurricane Maria the university suffered damages totaling over 175 million The university system was still in the process of acquiring FEMA funding to repair damages and as a result still suffered from structural damage months after the hurricane 11 The hurricane also affected the process of accreditation since eight campuses where in non compliance according to of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education 12 The eleven campuses opened within two months of Hurricane Maria offering a sense of structure and normalcy for professors and students 13 2019 During Jorge Haddock tenure the university newspaper Dialogo after 32 years in print was moved online and employees were laid off until only the editor and an assistant remained They were reassigned while the newspaper was moved from the central administration to the Arecibo campus 14 2021 In June the Financial Oversight and Management Board cut 94 million from the UPR budget which would have drastically affected the institutions ability to operate 15 The local government intervened and assigned the money necessary before the August semester commenced 16 Organization EditBoard of trustees Edit The board of trustees is the governing body of the University of Puerto Rico On April 30 2013 governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed into law Act 13 of 2014 enacted by the 17th Legislative Assembly The act effectively replaced the incumbent board with an entirely new board In 2017 the board was changed once again by governor Ricardo Rossello 17 Campuses Edit Main article List of University of Puerto Rico campuses Campus Municipality Enrollment 18 19 University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus San Juan 2 657University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Aguadilla 2 018 20 University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Arecibo 2 868University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon Bayamon 3 025University of Puerto Rico at Carolina Carolina 2 533University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Cayey 2 291University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Humacao 2 634University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Mayaguez 10 071University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce 2 206University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras San Juan 13 599University of Puerto Rico at Utuado Utuado 331 21 Presidents Edit 1966 1970 Jaime Benitez 1970 1973 Amador Cobas 1973 1976 Arturo Morales Carrion 1988 1993 Jose M Saldana 1993 2001 Norman Maldonado 2001 2009 Antonio Garcia Padilla 2010 2011 Jose Ramon de la Torre 2011 2013 Miguel A Munoz 2013 2016 Uroyoan Walker 2019 2021 Jorge Haddock Acevedo 2022 now Luis A Ferrao Campus radio Edit The campus radio station is called WRTU Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico and it was established in 1980 This is a public radio station with diverse musical and news programming 22 Its broadcasts both in FM and online Admissions EditUPR has the highest selectivity index of all colleges and universities in Puerto Rico citation needed it has also maintained a systemwide admission rate of 67 since 1997 citation needed Its enrollment rate has surpassed 90 during the past five academic years 23 full citation needed In terms of tuition the cost per credit is 157 per undergraduate credit and 300 per graduate credit 24 For perspective in 2017 the undergraduate credit cost was 53 and the graduate credit cost was 172 25 The cost of undergraduate credit is expected to rise until it reaches 177 in 2027 26 27 In recent years the University of Puerto Rico has experienced a decrease in student enrollment numbers According to the university s reports during the academic year 2009 2010 a total of 52 791 students were enrolled across all campuses However by the academic year 2014 2015 this number had decreased to 47 314 students and in the academic year 2022 2023 the university had an enrollment of 44 233 students across its 11 campuses 28 19 Research EditThe university has a classification of R2 Doctoral Universities High research activity 29 On October 15 2010 it was awarded over 25 million from the National Science Foundation NSF to support research in nanotechnology The organization within the University of Puerto Rico impacted is called Puerto Rico EPSCoR Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Since its creation 24 years ago Puerto Rico EPSCoR has received over 180 million from NSF NASA the U S Department of Energy and the U S Department of Defense 30 On August 24 2020 the university announced ten investigations for preventing and mitigating the spread of COVID 19 as part of 1 7 million the institution received from the local government 31 Rankings and notable facts EditUniversity rankingsGlobal OverallQS World 32 801 1000THE World 33 801 1000Regional OverallQS Latin America 34 40According to the QS world ranking 2022 published in 2021 the University of Puerto Rico ranks number 40 in Latin America having dropped from 37 in 2020 but still higher than previous rankings of 42 in 2018 and 62 in 2015 35 As a system the University of Puerto Rico placed in the 800 1000 bracket in the 2018 edition of QS World University Rankings 36 Times Higher Education also ranks it in the 801 1000 bracket in the world 37 UPR was ranked among the best 20 universities in Latin America by SCImago ranking in 2010 38 The University of Puerto Rico ranked 18th and University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez ranked 78th by Webometrics in Latin America 39 The UPR is the number one university in the Caribbean according to Webometrics 40 The system s only school of engineering at the Mayaguez campus is accredited by ABET and graduates more than 600 engineers per year The school was chosen as the top engineering school for Hispanics by Hispanic Engineer amp Information Technology Magazine 41 In 2020 the director of NASA grant consortium in Puerto Rico doctor Gerardo Moller stated that 25 of the Hispanic employees hired by NASA are graduates of the UPR 42 Research activity measured in terms of external funds received has grown exponentially since 1985 doubling every five years In 2007 2008 the UPR received over 87 million for research 43 Notable alumni EditMain article List of University of Puerto Rico people nbsp Anibal Acevedo Vila BA 1982 JD 1985 8th governor of Puerto Rico 2005 2009 U S Representative Resident Commissioner D Puerto Rico 2001 2004 44 State Representative P R House of Representatives 1992 1999 nbsp Jose Aponte BBA 1980 State Representative Puerto Rico House of Representatives 2001 present 28th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives 2005 2009 nbsp Orlando Figueroa BS 1978 Director of the Mars Exploration Program in NASA nbsp Joxel Garcia BS former four star admiral in the U S Public Health Service Commissioned Corps He served as Assistant Secretary for Health and currently serves as the president of the Ponce School of Medicine nbsp Olga D Gonzalez Sanabria BS is the highest ranking Hispanic at NASA Glenn Research Center nbsp Rafael Hernandez Colon JD 1956 4th governor of Puerto Rico first term 1973 1977 second term 1985 1993 State Senator Puerto Rico Senate 1969 1973 nbsp Hans Hertell JD U S Ambassador to the Dominican Republic 2001 2007 nbsp Kenneth McClintock UHS 1974 Undergraduate 1974 77 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico 2009 2013 13th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico 2005 2008 State Senator Senate of Puerto Rico 1993 2008 San Juan City Councilman 1990 93 nbsp Antonio Mignucci PhD 1996 a biological oceanographer specializing in the management and conservation of marine mammals nbsp William A Navas Jr BS 1965 the first Puerto Rican to be named an Assistant Secretary of the Navy nbsp Carlos Romero Barcelo JD 1956 U S Representative Resident commissioner D Puerto Rico 1993 2000 45 5th Governor of Puerto Rico 1977 1985 State Senator Puerto Rico Senate 1986 1988 Mayor of San Juan Puerto Rico 1969 1977 nbsp Pedro Rossello MPH 1981 6th Governor of Puerto Rico 1993 2001 State Senator Puerto Rico Senate 2005 2008 nbsp Nydia Velazquez BA 1974 U S Representative D New York 1993 present 46 See also Edit nbsp Puerto Rico portalSchool of Tropical Medicine 2010 University of Puerto Rico StrikeNotes Edit Lopez 2014 in Spanish El presupuesto actual consolidado de la institucion es de 1 522 millones 1 References Edit Lopez Alicea Keila February 27 2014 Severos recortes en la UPR El Nuevo Dia Retrieved February 27 2014 Datos Institucionales UPR Retrieved 2023 05 29 Datos Institucionales UPR Retrieved 2023 05 29 Datos Sistemicos Datos Institucionales Retrieved 2023 05 29 Commitment to Knowledge acweb upr edu Archived from the original on June 10 2010 Retrieved 2023 04 09 Historia de la Universidad de Puerto Rico Datos Historicos de la Universidad de Puerto Rico Archived from the original on 2009 03 16 Retrieved 2009 03 16 2008 04 30 a b Sojo Ramos Norma Centenario centenario uprm edu in Spanish Archived from the original on 2006 12 12 Retrieved 2021 08 22 a b Historia Universidad de Puerto Rico in Spanish Retrieved 2021 08 22 News Archive Retrieved 29 May 2015 VOCERO Por Perla Rodriguez Especial para EL 5 April 2017 Es una realidad huelga en UPR It s a reality strike in UPR El Vocero in Spanish Retrieved 2021 05 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Mas de dos anos sin que atiendan el deterioro de la UPR por Maria More than two years without attending to the deterioration of the UPR after Maria Centro de Periodismo Investigativo in European Spanish 17 December 2019 Retrieved 2020 08 22 MSCHE Continues Show Cause Status for 11 UPR Institutions Middle States Commission on Higher Education 2019 03 19 Retrieved 2020 08 22 How to Help the University of Puerto Rico and How Not To The Chronicle of Higher Education 2017 11 27 Retrieved 2021 05 14 Lopez Alicea Keila 2019 04 15 Incierto el futuro del periodico digital Dialogo El Nuevo Dia in Spanish Archived from the original on 2019 04 16 Retrieved 2020 04 23 VOCERO Christian G Ramos Segarra EL 28 May 2021 La Junta Fiscal ordena recorte de 94 millones y aumentos a la matricula de la UPR El Vocero de Puerto Rico in Spanish Retrieved 2021 08 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Caraballo Harry Rodriguez 8 June 2021 UPR agradece asignacion de 94 millones para atenuar recortes por cientos de millones de dolares Metro in Spanish Retrieved 2021 08 22 Estudiantil Pulso Ricardo Rossello hace designaciones a la Junta de Gobierno UPR Pulso Estudiantil in Spanish Retrieved 2021 07 12 Agencia Universidad de Puerto Rico Documento Tomo II Recomendado Ano 2015 www2 pr gov Archived from the original on 30 April 2014 Retrieved 6 June 2022 a b Datos de Matricula Datos Institucionales Retrieved 2023 05 29 Datos de Matricula Datos Institucionales Retrieved 2023 05 29 Menendez Sanabria Pedro 2022 09 01 En caida libre la matricula de los recintos de la Universidad de Puerto Rico El Vocero de Puerto Rico in Spanish Retrieved 2022 09 01 Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico Retrieved 29 May 2015 http www gdb pur com investors resources presentations UPR pdf bare URL PDF UPR aprueba aumentar a 124 el credito subgraduado UPR approves increase to 124 for undergraduate credits Primera Hora Puerto Rico in Spanish 2019 04 05 Retrieved 2022 03 14 Cual es el costo del credito en las universidades de Puerto Rico Metro Puerto Rico in Spanish 2017 03 28 Retrieved 2023 05 29 Salaman Adriana De Jesus Aumento de matricula a la vista en nuevo plan fiscal de la UPR Noticel in Spanish Retrieved 2022 08 10 Junta de Gobierno de la UPR da visto bueno a nuevo Plan Fiscal El Nuevo Dia in Spanish 2022 03 24 Retrieved 2023 05 29 Microsoft Power BI app powerbi com Retrieved 2023 05 29 Carnegie 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