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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Mayaguez, PR
Population 250,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,564
Men / Women 56% / 44%
Hispanic 97%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Black 0%
White 0%
Mixed 0%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 43%
Life & Natural Sciences 36%
Business & Economics 10%
Humanities & Social Sciences 9%
Arts 1%
Education 1%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $5,274
Est. Cost of Attendance $6,822

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 7%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 35 (2th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,920 (86th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 190 (2th pctl)
Muggyness Super Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 71%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $14M #186
Life & Natural Sciences $10M #250
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #456
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 14 #188
Life & Natural Sciences 9 #506
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #605

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agricultural Sciences 189 42% / 58% 1%
Agricultural Mechanization 21 67% / 33% 0%
Agricultural Sciences 12 58% / 42% 0%
Agronomy and Crop Science 13 62% / 38% 0%
Animal Sciences 98 27% / 73% 1%
Horticultural Science 17 59% / 41% 0%
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 6 50% / 50% 0%
Soil Science and Agronomy 1 100% / 0% 0%
Agribusiness 11 73% / 27% 0%
Agricultural Economics 5 20% / 80% 0%
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 5 40% / 60% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 562 42% / 58% 0%
Computational Science 21 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 3 100% / 0% 0%
Physical Sciences 5 20% / 80% 0%
Physics 11 64% / 36% 0%
Athletic Training 26 69% / 31% 0%
Biology 124 42% / 58% 1%
Biotechnology 15 73% / 27% 0%
Chemistry 39 46% / 54% 0%
Geosciences 21 38% / 62% 0%
Microbiology 93 28% / 72% 0%
Nursing 24 38% / 62% 0%
Pre-Medicine 20 35% / 65% 0%
Economics 12 92% / 8% 0%
Comparative Literature 5 0% / 100% 0%
English 16 31% / 69% 0%
French
History 2 50% / 50% 0%
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 19 53% / 47% 0%
Psychology 77 21% / 79% 0%
Social Sciences 8 38% / 62% 0%
Sociology 4 25% / 75% 0%
Spanish 2 50% / 50% 0%
Art History 5 60% / 40% 0%
Studio Art 9 67% / 33% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business Administration 124 41% / 59% 0%
Accounting 42 55% / 45% 0%
Business Administration 12 50% / 50% 0%
Finance 7 71% / 29% 0%
Human Resources Management 20 20% / 80% 0%
Marketing 36 36% / 64% 0%
Office Administration 7 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 18 33% / 67% 0%
Physical Education 10 40% / 60% 0%
Agricultural Teacher Education 8 25% / 75% 0%
Mathematics Teacher Education
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 628 68% / 32% 0%
Chemical Engineering 93 45% / 55% 0%
Civil Engineering 62 65% / 35% 0%
Computer Engineering 31 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Science 6 83% / 17% 0%
Computer Software Engineering 53 81% / 19% 0%
Computer Systems Analysis 16 75% / 25% 0%
Electrical Engineering 80 86% / 14% 1%
Industrial Engineering 93 40% / 60% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 175 78% / 22% 1%
Surveying Technology 19 68% / 32% 0%