UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT HUMACAO E-16

HUC Station 100, Rd. 908
Humacao, PR 00791
Tel: (787)850-0000; Admissions: (787)850-9301; Fax: (787)852-4638; E-mail: i_ferrer@cuhac.upr.clu.edu; Web Site: http://cuhwww.upr.clu.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 2002-03: $1.7 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $4745 per student. Total enrollment: 4,507. 2,137 applied, 48% were admitted. Full-time: 3,564 students, 70% women, 30% men. part-time: 943 students, 75% women, 25% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 0.1% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic, 13% 25 or older, 1% transferred in. Retention: 87% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. 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, 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 I, SAT II: Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 11/15. Notification: continuous until 4/15.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $15. Commonwealth resident tuition: $1020 full-time. Mandatory fees: $70 full-time.

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 2002-03: $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.