Puerto Rico

■ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

PO Box 2037
Bayamon, PR 00960-2037
Tel: (787)620-2040
Admissions: (787)740-6410
Fax: (787)785-7377
Web Site: http://www.aupr.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 21-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $30,000. Total enrollment: 3,691. 568 applied, 100% were admitted. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 15% from top quarter, 25% from top half. 0% Native American, 100% Hispanic, 0% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 20% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT, CEEB required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Loida Figueroa Meacado with 100,000 books, 231 serials, and 2,091 audiovisual materials. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ ATLANTIC COLLEGE

PO Box 3918
Guaynabo, PR 00970
Tel: (787)720-1022
Fax: (787)720-1092
Web Site: http://www.atlanticcollege-pr.com/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Total enrollment: 656. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 29% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. Part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Application deadline: 8/27. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Resources Center with 8,663 books, 85 serials, and 412 audiovisual materials. 70 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ BAYAMON CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

PO Box 1725
Bayamon, PR 00960-1725
Tel: (787)786-3030
Web Site: http://www.ucb.edu.pr/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 55-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $7.3 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1950 per student. Total enrollment: 3,311. 551 applied, 57% were admitted. Full-time: 2,205 students, 71% women, 29% men. Part-time: 569 students, 71% women, 29% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 41% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters for undergraduate programs, trimesters for graduate programs. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, medical history, College Examination Entrance Board Test. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. Tuition: $4080 full-time, $130 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $360 full-time, $180. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 21 open to all. Most popular organizations: Business Students' Association, Nursing Students' Association, Journalism Students' Association, Psychology Students' Association, Biology Students' Association. Major annual events: intercollegiate sports competitions, Commencement. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 10 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. BCU Library plus 1 other with 51,011 books, 336 microform titles, 3,027 serials, 900 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $45,681. 130 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY

Box 493
Bayamon, PR 00960-0493
Tel: (787)780-0070
Fax: (787)785-0101
Web Site: http://www.caribbean.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 16-acre campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 1,786. 1,932 applied, 82% were admitted. 25% from top half of their high school class. 33% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: SAT, SAT Subject Tests required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. 17,632 books and 153 serials. 90 computers available on campus for general student use.

■ CARLOS ALBIZU UNIVERSITY

151 Tanca St.
San Juan, PR 00901
Tel: (787)725-6500
Fax: (787)721-7187
Web Site: http://www.albizu.edu/

Description:

Independent, upper-level, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1966. Total enrollment: 843. Calendar: semesters.

■ CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS MULTIDISCIPLINARIOS

Calle 13 No. 1206
Ext. San Agustin
San Juan, PR 00926
Tel: (787)765-4210
Web Site: http://www.cempr.edu/

Description:

Independent, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1980. Total enrollment: 1,290. 771 applied, 96% were admitted.

■ COLEGIO BIBLICO PENTECOSTAL

PO Box 901
St. Just, PR 00978-0901
Tel: (787)761-0640
Web Site: http://www.cbp.edu/

Description:

Independent Pentecostal, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1956. Setting: 4-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 231. 65 applied, 86% were admitted. Calendar: semesters.

■ COLEGIO PENTECOSTAL MIZPA

Bo Caimito Rd. 199
Apartado 20966
Rio Piedras, PR 00928-0966
Tel: (787)720-4476
Fax: (787)720-2012

Description:

Independent, 4-year, affiliated with Pentecostal Church. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1937. Total enrollment: 169. Calendar: semesters.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $5020 includes full-time tuition ($1200), mandatory fees ($220), and college room and board ($3600). College room only: $2000. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

■ COLEGIO UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN

180 Jose Oliver Ave.,
Tres Monjitas Industrial Park
San Juan, PR 00918
Tel: (787)250-7111
Fax: (787)250-7395
Web Site: http://www.cunisanjuan.edu/

Description:

City-supported, 2-year, coed.

■ COLUMBIA COLLEGE (CAGUAS)

PO Box 8517
Caguas, PR 00726
Tel: (787)743-4041
Fax: (787)744-7931
Web Site: http://www.columbiaco.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 6-acre rural campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 859. Faculty: 65 (15 full-time, 50 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 509 applied, 56% were admitted. Full-time: 506 students, 73% women, 27% men. Part-time: 304 students, 61% women, 39% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 0% Native American, 100% Hispanic, 0% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 68% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Accelerated degree program, independent study, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: essay, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 3 recommendations, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Tuition: $4140 full-time, $140 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $300 full-time, $200 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Efrain Sola Bezares Library with 10,200 books, 164 serials, and an OPAC. 55 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ COLUMBIA COLLEGE (YAUCO)

Box 3062
Yauco, PR 00698
Tel: (787)856-0945
Fax: (787)267-2335
Web Site: http://www.columbiaco.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1976. Total enrollment: 330. Calendar: semesters.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission.

■ CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC OF PUERTO RICO

350 Rafael Lamar St at FDR Ave
San Juan, PR 00918
Tel: (787)751-0160
Web Site: http://www.cmpr.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1959. Setting: 6-acre urban campus. Endowment: $465,949. Total enrollment: 266. Full-time: 203 students, 33% women, 67% men. Part-time: 63 students, 25% women, 75% men. 98% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 42% 25 or older, 8% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs. Off campus study at Sacred Heart University. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview, audition, music and theory examinations, SAT, SAT Subject Tests. Required for some: essay, minimum 2.50 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 3/6.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Anaurg Veray Music Library plus 1 other with 24,865 books, 19 microform titles, 75 serials, 4,910 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $405,233. 12 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed.

■ ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING COLLEGE OF PUERTO RICO

560 Ave. Ponce de Leon
Hato Rey, PR 00919-2303
Tel: (787)765-3560
Web Site: http://www.edpcollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 1-acre campus. Total enrollment: 929. 154 applied, 94% were admitted. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, part-time degree program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Placement: SAT, SAT Subject Tests recommended. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. 10,005 books and 123 serials. 17 computers available on campus for general student use.

■ ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING COLLEGE OF PUERTO RICO-SAN SEBASTIAN

Ave. Betances No. 49
San Sebastian, PR 00685
Tel: (787)896-2137
Fax: (787)896-0066
Web Site: http://www.edpcollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1976. Total enrollment: 730. 283 applied, 96% were admitted. Calendar: semesters.

■ ESCUELA DE ARTES PLASTICAS DE PUERTO RICO

PO Box 9021112
San Juan, PR 00902-1112
Tel: (787)725-8120
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.eap.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $323,000. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1996 per student. Total enrollment: 459. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 120 applied, 78% were admitted. Full-time: 368 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 91 students, 46% women, 54% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 29% 25 or older, 20% transferred in. Retention: 81% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, summer session for credit, co-op programs. Off campus study at Sacred Heart University.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview, portfolio. Recommended: recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 4/1. Notification: 5/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $75 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $70 per credit part-time, $212 per year part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Most popular organization: student government. Major annual events: Student Day, Health Fair, Halloween Costume Party. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, security cameras. College housing not available. Francisco Oller Library with 24,582 books, 111 serials, 34,082 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $157,776. 36 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ HUERTAS JUNIOR COLLEGE

PO Box 8429
Caguas, PR 00726
Tel: (787)743-2156
Admissions: (787)743-1242
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.huertasjrcollege.org/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards terminal associate degrees. Founded 1945. Setting: 4-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $570 per student. Total enrollment: 1,459. 100% Hispanic. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required for some: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Choral group. Social organizations: 1 open to all. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Learning Resources Center with 5,524 books and 1,144 serials. 100 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ HUMACAO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PO Box 9139
Humacao, PR 00792
Tel: (787)852-1430
Admissions: (787)852-2525
Fax: (787)850-1760

Description:

Independent, 2-year. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Total enrollment: 387. 0% Native American, 100% Hispanic, 0% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international. Calendar: trimesters.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive.

■ ICPR JUNIOR COLLEGE-HATO REY CAMPUS

San Juan, PR
Web Site: http://www.icprjc.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Founded 1946.

■ INSTITUTO COMERCIAL DE PUERTO RICO JUNIOR COLLEGE

558 Munoz Rivera Ave., PO Box 190304
San Juan, PR 00919-0304
Tel: (787)753-6000
Fax: (787)763-7249
Web Site: http://www.icprjc.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,270. 1,429 applied, 49% were admitted. Full-time: 1,086 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 184 students, 64% women, 36% men. 1% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic. Core. Calendar: trimesters. ESL program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, proficiency in Spanish. Recommended: recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $7716 includes full-time tuition ($4680), mandatory fees ($180), and college room and board ($2856). College room only: $1142. Part-time tuition: $130 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. Pedro Negron Library plus 1 other with 40,858 books, 173 serials, and 320 audiovisual materials. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $176,910. 76 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, AGUADILLA CAMPUS

Call Box 20000
Aguadilla, PR 00605
Tel: (787)891-0925
Web Site: http://www.aguadilla.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: 50-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.1 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1563 per student. Total enrollment: 4,129. Faculty: 254 (75 full-time, 179 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 26:1. Full-time: 3,465 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 594 students, 60% women, 40% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 2% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; security and protective services. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.00 high school GPA, PAA. Required for some: SAT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $3360 full-time, $140 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $364 full-time, $144 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run radio station. Social organizations: 24 open to all. Most popular organizations: Criminal Justice Association, Secretarial Sciences Association, Future Teachers Association, Psychosocial Human Services Association, IPDAS (Drugs, Alcohol and Aids Prevention Institute). Major annual events: Justas Universitarias, Festival de Flora y Fauna, Noche de Logros. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Manuel Mendez Ballester Information Access Center with 56,037 books, 2,628 microform titles, 437 serials, 24,918 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $588,493. 485 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, ARECIBO CAMPUS

PO Box 4050
Arecibo, PR 00614-4050
Tel: (787)878-5475
Fax: (787)880-1624
Web Site: http://www.arecibo.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: 20-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $40.5 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1460 per student. Total enrollment: 4,589. 1,641 applied, 61% were admitted. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 29% 25 or older. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, PAA, CEEB. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Social organizations: 20 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 5% of eligible men and 5% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: theatrical group 'Ciclorama', Association of Student Advisers Youth Against Drugs, literary circle 'Rene Marques', Future Social Workers Association, Student Counseling Association. Major annual events: Congress of Scientific Research, Mycology Symposium. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Rene Marques Library with 68,893 books, 81 microform titles, 315 serials, 29,146 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $38,297. 295 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, BARRANQUITAS CAMPUS

PO Box 517
Barranquitas, PR 00794
Tel: (787)857-3600
Fax: (787)857-2284
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.br.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: small town campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $3 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3500 per student. Total enrollment: 2,324. 1,160 applied, 41% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 17% 25 or older. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, CEEB. Required for some: SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 5/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $12,071 includes full-time tuition ($3920), mandatory fees ($850), and college room and board ($7301). College room only: $4978. Part-time tuition: $140 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. Luis Munoz Marin with 32,863 books, 224 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $347,886. 365 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, BAYAMÓN CAMPUS

500 Rd. 830
Bayamon, PR 00957
Tel: (787)279-1912
Fax: (787)279-2205
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://bc.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1912. Setting: 51-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $2 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1759 per student. Total enrollment: 5,255. Faculty: 315 (99 full-time, 216 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. 4,108 applied, 44% were admitted. Full-time: 4,301 students, 44% women, 56% men. Part-time: 901 students, 41% women, 59% men. Students come from 4 other countries, 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 17% 25 or older, 2% transferred in. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; communication technologies; engineering. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2.50 GPA for engineering programs, CEEB. Required for some: SAT. Application deadline: 7/30. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $3764 full-time, $140 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: Associacion de Estudiantes de Administracion de Empresas, Estudiantes Unidos por la Ciencia, Associacion Estudiantes de Aviacion, Consejo de Estudiante, Asociacion Estudiantes de Ingenieria. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Centro de Acceso a la Informacion plus 1 other with 55,695 books, 1,848 microform titles, 196 serials, 2,231 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $664,106. 700 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, FAJARDO CAMPUS

Call Box 70003
Fajardo, PR 00738-7003
Tel: (787)863-2390
Admissions: (787)860-2390
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://fajardo.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 11-acre small town campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 2,245. 1,196 applied, 36% were admitted. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at other units of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT, PAA. Required for some: recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: 5/1.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Future Teachers Association, Criminal Justice Student Association, Student Counseling Association, Practical Teaching Association. Major annual events: Graduation Services, Student Welcome Back, Achievement Night. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Antonio S. Belaval Library with 39,951 books, 686 serials, and a Web page. 90 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, GUAYAMA CAMPUS

Call Box 10004
Guayama, PR 00785
Tel: (787)864-2222
Web Site: http://www.guayama.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1958. Setting: 50-acre small town campus. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $85 million. Total enrollment: 2,273. 849 applied, 71% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 15% from top quarter, 80% from top half. Students come from 6 other countries, 37% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, honors program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at other units of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.00 high school GPA, SAT, PAA. Required for some: essay, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Nursing Club, CONFRA Inter, Sciences Club, AFPO Association. Student services: health clinic. College housing not available. Luis Pales Matos Center for Access to Information plus 1 other with 21,000 books, 212 serials, 2,100 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $210,129. 120 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, METROPOLITAN CAMPUS

PO Box 191293
San Juan, PR 00919-1293
Tel: (787)250-1912
Web Site: http://metro.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and first professional certificates. Founded 1960. Total enrollment: 10,451. 2,691 applied, 49% were admitted. Students come from 2 other countries, 0.4% from out-of-commonwealth, 0% Native American, 99% Hispanic, 0% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 41% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: SAT. Placement: SAT required for some. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 5/15.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 23 open to all. Most popular organizations: The House of Commerce, American Marketing Association, Chemical Students Association, Association of Biology Students, Human Resources Management Association. Major annual events: Students Leadership Week, Open House, Initiation Ceremony. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, video security system. College housing not available. Centro de Acceso a la Informacion plus 1 other with 113,200 books, 638,275 microform titles, 2,771 serials, 5,078 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, PONCE CAMPUS

104 Industrial Park Turpò RD 1
Mercedita, PR 00715-1602
Tel: (787)284-1912
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ponce.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1962. Setting: 50-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 5,327. Faculty: 257 (81 full-time, 176 part-time). 2,123 applied, 63% were admitted. Full-time: 4,269 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 877 students, 64% women, 36% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 31% 25 or older, 1% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; law/legal studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at other units of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.00 high school GPA, CEEB. Required for some: SAT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $4350 full-time, $145 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $406 full-time, $177 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: IKARUS 'Drama Association', American Marketing Associations, ABACUS, ECOS, Cheer-Leaders. Major annual events: Welcoming of New Students, Students Athletes, Techno Nights. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Centro de Acceso a la Informacion plus 1 other with 49,531 books, 211 serials, 3,496 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $835,059. 700 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, SAN GERMÁN CAMPUS

PO Box 5100
San German, PR 00683-5008
Tel: (787)264-1912
Fax: (787)892-6350
Web Site: http://www.sg.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1912. Setting: 260-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 5,764. Faculty: 337 (137 full-time, 200 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 26:1. 2,721 applied, 61% were admitted. Full-time: 4,252 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 620 students, 54% women, 46% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 1% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 23% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at other units of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, medical history, CEEB. Recommended: essay, minimum 2.50 high school GPA. Required for some: 1 recommendation, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 5/13. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Comprehensive fee: $7016 includes full-time tuition ($4200), mandatory fees ($416), and college room and board ($2400). College room only: $922. Part-time tuition: $140 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $208 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 50 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 10% of eligible men and 9% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Future Teachers Association, PolyNature, Association for Computer Machinery, International Association of Administrative Professionals, Biology Honor Society. Major annual events: End of Semester Dance, Freshmen Dance, Athletic Inter-University Match. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 600 college housing spaces available. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Juan Cancio Ortiz Library with 154,828 books, 561,790 microform titles, 5,034 serials, 30,831 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 1,400 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE

1254 Ave. Ponce de Leon
pda. 18 1/2
Santurce, PR 00908
Tel: (787)723-3333
Fax: (787)724-0281
Web Site: http://www.internationaljuniorcollege.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year. Awards terminal associate degrees. Total enrollment: 287.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission.

■ NATIONAL COLLEGE

PO Box 2036
Bayamon, PR 00960
Tel: (787)780-5134
Free: 800-780-5188
Fax: (787)740-7360
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.nationalcollegepr.edu/

Description:

Private, 2-year. Total enrollment: 2,289. 895 applied, 88% were admitted.

■ POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

377 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Hato Rey, PR 00919
Tel: (787)754-8000
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.pupr.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 10-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $2 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $116,832. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1804 per student. Total enrollment: 5,771. Faculty: 300 (169 full-time, 131 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 36 valedictorians. Full-time: 2,558 students, 24% women, 76% men. Part-time: 2,512 students, 22% women, 78% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 0% Native American, 100% Hispanic, 0% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 34% 25 or older, 1% transferred in. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: engineering; business/marketing; architecture. Core. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, self-designed majors, summer session for credit, part-time degree program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: SAT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Tuition: $5472 full-time, $152 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $450 full-time, $150 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 22 open to all; 10% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Society of Women Engineers, American Civil Engineering -Student Chapter, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, Capitulo Estuadiantil Ingenieros Electricos. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Main library plus 1 other with 95,029 books, 3,212 serials, 1,841 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.1 million. 375 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

2250 Las Americas Ave., Ste. 564
Ponce, PR 00717-0777
Tel: (787)841-2000
Free: 800-981-5040
Fax: (787)840-4295
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.pucpr.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, university, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees (branch locations in Arecibo, Guayana, Mayaguez). Founded 1948. Setting: 120-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $16.2 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $18,064. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3680 per student. Total enrollment: 7,474. Faculty: 352 (205 full-time, 147 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. 1,741 applied, 79% were admitted. Full-time: 4,697 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 666 students, 66% women, 34% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 99.9% Hispanic, 0.02% international, 9% 25 or older, 4% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT. Required for some: essay, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 3/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. Comprehensive fee: $8078 includes full-time tuition ($4480), mandatory fees ($458), and college room and board ($3140). College room only: $1100. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition: $140 per credit. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 50 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Accounting Students Club, Foreign Students Club, Christ Heralds. Major annual events: Peace Day, Educational Professional Development Convention, Puerto Rican Heritage Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 180 college housing spaces available; 147 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Encarnacion Valdes Library plus 1 other with 495,667 microform titles, 58,185 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $2.4 million. 419 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Ponce is a metropolitan area. Mercedita Airport furnishes transportation to Mayaguez and San Juan. Bus transportation is available to all parts of the island. Community facilities include a public library, museums, churches of major denominations, hospitals, excellent shopping facilities and a number of the major civic, fraternal and service organizations. Part-time employment opportunities are limited. Carnival celebrations and Fiesta Patronales are special annual events.

■ PUERTO RICO TECHNICAL JUNIOR COLLEGE (MAYAGUEZ)

Calle Santiago R. Palmer No. 15 Est
Mayaguez, PR 00680
Tel: (787)832-2762

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed.

■ PUERTO RICO TECHNICAL JUNIOR COLLEGE (SAN JUAN)

703 Ponce De Leon Ave., Hato Rey
San Juan, PR 00917
Tel: (787)751-0133
Fax: (787)754-3431

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards terminal associate degrees. Total enrollment: 300.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission.

■ RAMÍREZ COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Ave. Ponce de Leon No. 70
San Juan, PR 00918
Tel: (787)763-3120

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1922. Setting: small town campus. Total enrollment: 439. Students come from 5 other countries, 24% 25 or older. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Required: minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available.

■ TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE OF SAN JUAN

180 Jose R Oliver St.
Tres Monjitas Industrial Park
San Juan, PR 00918
Tel: (787)250-7111
Fax: (787)250-7395

Description:

City-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 5-acre urban campus. Endowment: $14 million. Total enrollment: 777. 257 applied, 99% were admitted. Full-time: 592 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 185 students, 44% women, 56% men. 100% Hispanic, 40% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Inter American University of Puerto Rico.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, medical history. Required for some: recommendations, interview, SAT, CEEB. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 4/30. Notification: continuous until 7/31.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 2 open to all. Most popular organization: student council. Major annual events: track and field championship, Student Day, Student Assembly. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Access to Information Center with 14,298 books, 39 serials, 199 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $9572. 60 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSIDAD ADVENTISTA DE LAS ANTILLAS

PO Box 118
Mayaguez, PR 00681-0118
Tel: (787)834-9595
Fax: (787)834-9597
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uaa.edu/

Description:

Independent Seventh-day Adventist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: 284-acre rural campus. Endowment: $10,000. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $8121. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4910 per student. Total enrollment: 831. Faculty: 63 (42 full-time, 21 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 446 applied, 90% were admitted. Full-time: 704 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 56 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 11 states and territories, 20 other countries, 28% from out-of-commonwealth, 0% Native American, 92% Hispanic, 3% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 22% 25 or older, 27% live on campus, 7% transferred in. Retention: 60% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; business/marketing; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, recommendations. Recommended: SAT or ACT, PAA. Required for some: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $5590 includes full-time tuition ($3680), mandatory fees ($510), and college room and board ($1400). College room only: $800. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $130 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $130 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 4 open to all. Most popular organizations: Score Group, Gymnastic Club, student council, Group Life. Major annual events: Christmas Cantata, Olympic Games, International Fair. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, controlled dormitory access. 200 college housing spaces available; 168 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Biblioteca Dennis Soto plus 1 other with 86,465 books, 452 serials, 325 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $287,390. 62 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL CARIBE

PO Box 60-327
Bayamon, PR 00960-6032
Tel: (787)798-3001
Web Site: http://www.uccaribe.edu/

Description:

Independent, 2-year, coed. Awards terminal associate, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1976. Total enrollment: 362. 22 applied, 91% were admitted. Calendar: semesters.

■ UNIVERSIDAD DEL ESTE

PO Box 2010
Carolina, PR 00983
Tel: (787)257-7373
Fax: (787)257-7373
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.suagm.edu/une/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Ana G. Mendez University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1949. Setting: small town campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 10,330. 5,555 applied, 48% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 36% 25 or older. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, CEEB. Required for some: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 3/15. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 13,856 books and 223 serials.

Community Environment:

See University of Puerto Rico -Rio Piedras Campus.

■ UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA

Apartado 21150
San Juan, PR 00928-1150
Tel: (787)766-1717
Free: 800-747-8362
Fax: (787)759-7663
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.suagm.edu/umet/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Ana G. Mendez University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1980. Setting: small town campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 10,195. 4,869 applied, 58% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 33% 25 or older. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript, PAA. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 7/30.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 10 open to all; national fraternities. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 50 computers available on campus for general student use.

■ UNIVERSIDAD DEL TURABO

PO Box 3030
Gurabo, PR 00778-3030
Tel: (787)743-7979
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.suagm.edu/ut/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Part of Ana G. Mendez University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 140-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 13,692. 4,429 applied, 64% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 35% 25 or older. Retention: 69% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program. Off campus study at Jackson State University, University of California, Berkeley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: CEEB required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/1.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Social Work Students Association, Honor's Student Association, Drama Club, Chorus, Computerized Sciences Organization. Major annual event: New Students Reception. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 90,020 books and 655 serials.

■ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE OF PUERTO RICO

HC 02 Box 12000
Gurabo, PR 00778-9601
Tel: (787)737-3351
Fax: (787)737-7619

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PUERTO RICO CAMPUS

B7 Tabonuco St., Ste. 700 Santander Tower
PO Box 3870
Guaynabo, PR 00968
Tel: (787)731-5400
Free: 800-228-7240
Admissions: (480)557-1712
Fax: (787)731-1510
Web Site: http://www.phoenix.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees (courses conducted at 121 campuses and learning centers in 25 states). Founded 1995. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 2,714. Faculty: 109 (7 full-time, 102 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 35 applied. Full-time: 832 students, 50% women, 50% men. 0% from out-of-commonwealth, 0% Native American, 25% Hispanic, 0.4% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 92% 25 or older. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing. Core. Calendar: continuous. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: 1 recommendation. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $110. Tuition: $5640 full-time, $188 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $560 full-time, $70 per course part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available. University Library with 444 books, 666 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. System-wide operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.2 million.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, AGUADILLA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

PO Box 250-160
Aguadilla, PR 00604-0160
Tel: (787)890-2681
Web Site: http://www.uprag.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 32-acre suburban campus. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $54,752. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3900 per student. Total enrollment: 3,393. 965 applied, 88% were admitted. 10% 25 or older. Retention: 83% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, PAA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 3/29. Notification: continuous until 8/1.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group. Social organizations: local fraternities. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 31,420 books and 242 serials.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT ARECIBO

PO Box 4010
Arecibo, PR 00613
Tel: (787)878-2830
Web Site: http://www.upra.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 44-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $100,953. Total enrollment: 4,432. 1,371 applied, 77% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 1% 25 or older. Retention: 89% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: high school transcript, SAT Subject Tests, PAA or SAT, CEEB. Placement: SAT Subject Tests required. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 12/8. Notification: 3/18.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band. Social organizations: local fraternities, local sororities; 10% of eligible men and 17% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Club Rotaract, CONFRA, Student Counselors, band/ATUC, ACTRE. Major annual events: Award Night, Anniversary Festival, Athletic Tournament. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. General Library with 65,000 books and 3,660 serials. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $789,800. 243 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT BAYAMÓN

170 Carretera 174 Parque Industrial Minillas
Bayamon, PR 00959
Tel: (787)786-2885
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uprb.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: 78-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 4,852. 6,096 applied, 18% were admitted. Students come from 4 other countries. Retention: 78% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: Common Application. Required: high school transcript, SAT, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 12/15. Notification: 5/1.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Social organizations: 13 open to all. Most popular organizations: American Marketing Association, Collegiate Secretaries International, Associacion de Estudiantes de Electronica, Associacion de Estudiantes de Gerenies de Materials, Society for Human Research Management. Major annual events: Torres de Baloncesto El Chicharion, Ceremonia de Letra Insiquia, Testas Interuniversitaries. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 60,815 books and 480 serials. 370 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT CAROLINA

PO Box 4800
Carolina, PR 00984-4800
Tel: (787)257-0000
Admissions: (787)757-1485
Web Site: http://uprc.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1974. Setting: 60-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 3,991. 2,025 applied, 51% were admitted. 5% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Required: PAA. Required for some: SAT, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 12/6. Notification: continuous until 8/1.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. 28,037 books and 264 serials. 20 computers available on campus for general student use.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, CAYEY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

205 Ave. Antonio R. Barcelo
Cayey, PR 00736
Tel: (787)738-2161
Web Site: http://www.cayey.upr.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 177-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 3,987. 4,084 applied, 22% were admitted. Full-time: 3,595 students, 71% women, 29% men. Part-time: 392 students, 74% women, 26% men. 100% Hispanic, 2% transferred in. Retention: 89% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program. Off campus study at Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Universidad del Turabo, Sacred Heart University, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, CEEB. Required for some: SAT. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 12/1. Notification: continuous until 5/5.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: national fraternities, national sororities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Business Administration Circle, Christian University Association. Major annual events: Student Day, Honors Program Day, Techno Chem. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Victor M. Pons Library with 109,776 books, 53 microform titles, 2,013 serials, 2,286 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 265 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT HUMACAO

HUC Station 100, Rd. 908
Humacao, PR 00791
Tel: (787)850-0000
Admissions: (787)850-9301
Fax: (787)852-4638
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uprh.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1962. Setting: 62-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Juan. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4745 per student. Total enrollment: 4,462. 2,133 applied, 53% were admitted. Students come from 3 states and territories, 0.1% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 13% 25 or older. Retention: 87% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study at National Student Exchange. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, CEEB for Puerto Rican applicants, PAA and 3 achievement tests. Required for some: SAT, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 11/15. Notification: continuous until 4/15.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run radio station. Social organizations: 18 open to all; national fraternities. Most popular organizations: Recreational Organization, Accounting Students Association, Management Students Association, Microbiology Students Association, Human Resources Students Association. Major annual events: Student Day, Shakespeare Festival, Puerto Rican Culture Week. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, 24-hour gate security. College housing not available. 64,557 books, 10,221 microform titles, 2,526 serials, 752 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.6 million. 166 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MAYAGEZ CAMPUS

PO Box 9000
Mayaguez, PR 00681-9000
Tel: (787)832-4040
Admissions: (787)265-3811
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uprm.edu

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, university, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1911. Setting: 315-acre urban campus. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $10.9 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3260 per student. Total enrollment: 12,108. 3,891 applied, 62% were admitted. Full-time: 10,010 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 1,022 students, 57% women, 43% men. Retention: 86% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at State University of New York College at Oswego, National Student Exchange. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early action. Required: high school transcript, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, PEAU. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 12/15, 12/15 for early action. Notification: 3/15, 12/15 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 113 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities. Major annual events: Intercollegiate Athletic Tournament, Back to School Ball, End of Semester Ball. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. General Library plus 1 other with 921,392 books, 606,868 microform titles, 590,716 serials, 40,735 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.7 million. 1,066 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS

PO Box 365067
San Juan, PR 00936-5067
Tel: (787)758-2525
Fax: (787)754-0474
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.rcm.upr.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, upper-level, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and first professional certificates (bachelor's degree is upper-level). Founded 1950. Setting: 11-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 2,334. 100% Hispanic. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities. Most popular organizations: General Council of Students, Academy of Pharmacy Students, Council of Medicine Students, Council of Public Health Students, American Medical Association-Puerto Rico Chapter-Student Section. Major annual events: Freshman Orientation Week, job fair, AIDS Awareness Day. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Medical Sciences Library plus 1 other with 46,679 books, 13 microform titles, 1,432 serials, 1,522 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page.

Community Environment:

San Juan juxtaposes the old and the new: Old San Juan and the moss-covered El Morro castle are contrasted with high-rise office buildings. Founded in 1521, San Juan is a metropolitan city with a mild climate. Museums (e.g. colonial architecture, rare books Puerto Rican art), outdoor sports (swimming, surfing, baseball, fishing, cock fighting), hospitals and excellent shopping are available to everyone. Special San Juan events include drama festivals, native carnivals, the International Theatrical Festival and the Casals Festival.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT PONCE

PO Box 7186
Ponce, PR 00732-7186
Tel: (787)844-8181
Fax: (787)844-8679
Web Site: http://upr-ponce.upr.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 86-acre urban campus with easy access to San Juan. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1298 per student. Total enrollment: 3,661. 3,804 applied, 21% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 3% 25 or older. Retention: 18% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT, PAA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 11/15, 1/15 for early decision. Notification: 3/4, 1/20 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. Commonwealth resident tuition: $1360 full-time, $40 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2400 full-time, $100 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $814 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time. Part-time tuition varies according to class time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Most popular organizations: American Marketing Association, Secretarial Sciences Association, Drama Club, Alfa Computer Club. Major annual events: Athletic Intercollegiate Tournament, Voice Festival, Christmas Choir Concert. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 53,000 books, 1,643 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $660,456. 231 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, RÍO PIEDRAS

PO Box 23300
San Juan, PR 00931-3300
Tel: (787)764-0000
Web Site: http://www.uprrp.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, university, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1903. Setting: 281-acre urban campus. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $11.3 million. Total enrollment: 21,755. 5,613 applied, 67% were admitted. Students come from 4 states and territories, 9 other countries, 1% from out-of-commonwealth, 99% Hispanic, 0.2% international, 14% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, CEEB. Required for some: interview. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 2/15. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. 789 college housing spaces available. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Jose M. Lazaro Library plus 10 others with 1.8 million books, 1.7 million microform titles, 5,599 serials, 5,599 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. 170 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT UTUADO

PO Box 2500
Utuado, PR 00641-2500
Tel: (787)894-2828
Web Site: http://upr-utuado.upr.clu.edu/

Description:

Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University of Puerto Rico System. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1979. Setting: 180-acre small town campus with easy access to San Juan. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $37,651. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6227 per student. Total enrollment: 1,654. 1,441 applied, 42% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 16% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT, PAA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group. Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 22,482 books, 129,160 microform titles, 223 serials, and 40,110 audiovisual materials. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $447,368. 40 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF THE SACRED HEART

PO Box 12383
San Juan, PR 00914-0383
Tel: (787)728-1515
Web Site: http://www.sagrado.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1935. Setting: 33-acre urban campus. Endowment: $16 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2487 per student. Total enrollment: 5,206. 2,321 applied, 74% were admitted. Full-time: 3,279 students, 66% women, 34% men. Part-time: 1,144 students, 65% women, 35% men. 2% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 19% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, PAA, CEEB. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 6/30.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: La Red (personal development center), Student Council, Judo Club, Athletic Association. Major annual events: Welcome Party, Inter-University Athletic Competition. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 553 college housing spaces available; 385 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Maria Teresa Guevara Library plus 1 other with 430,531 microform titles, 1,525 serials, 67,048 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $697,331. 500 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.