San Juan, PR · Public · 8,572 undergraduates · urban
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Moderately selective
Río Piedras is Puerto Rico’s broadest public academic campus, combining liberal arts with architecture, business, sciences, communication, education, and public affairs.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 53.2% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 50.3%
4,665 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$35,723 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras apart
Academic design
Humanities, sciences, social sciences, business, architecture, education, communication, and interdisciplinary programs support a wide undergraduate curriculum.
Campus pattern
Urban San Juan campus is integrated with the Río Piedras district and metropolitan transit.
Career & value signal
Strong island-wide relevance to government, education, business, architecture, media, sciences, and public service.
Can I get in?
53.2% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
4,665About 53 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Humanities, sciences, social sciences, business, architecture, education, communication, and interdisciplinary programs support a wide undergraduate curriculum.
Make institutional fit specific
Río Piedras is Puerto Rico’s broadest public academic campus, combining liberal arts with architecture, business, sciences, communication, education, and public affairs.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
$30 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
ArchitectureAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
BusinessAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Communication and journalismAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Computer scienceAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Biology, General
Psychology, General
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
Accounting and Related Services
Admits separately
Marketing
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras beyond the classroom
Urban San Juan campus is integrated with the Río Piedras district and metropolitan transit.
A defining academic feature
Humanities, sciences, social sciences, business, architecture, education, communication, and interdisciplinary programs support a wide undergraduate curriculum.
What shapes an ordinary week
Urban San Juan campus is integrated with the Río Piedras district and metropolitan transit.
Where the degree can lead
Strong island-wide relevance to government, education, business, architecture, media, sciences, and public service.