Profile: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Fast Facts

Location:Mayaguez
Setting:Urban
Population:150,000
Enrollment:13,200
On Campus:0%
Language:Spanish
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 8/8
  • Spring 1/16

Tuition & Payments

PLAN A: OPEN
You will pay in-state/in province tuition/fees directly to your host campus.
OPEN - Host campus accepts ALL qualified applicants.

PLAN B: OPEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
OPEN - Host campus accepts ALL qualified applicants.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Plan A Tuition & Fees: $1,462

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $2,750

More Info

Receive From Canada
PLAN A, PLAN B

Campus Diversity
0%Caucasian
0%African American
99%Hispanic
0%Asian American
0%Native American
1%International
0%Other


Campus Profile

UPRM is the only Hispanic land-grant and sea-grant within the US that operates in a subtropical environment. UPRM enrolls over 12,000
students on its campus which occupies nearly 300 acres between hills and gardens with exotic and native plants. The campus offers 49 baccalaureate programs,30 masters and doctoral options through the Colleges of Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, Business Administration and Arts and Sciences. UPRM has been fully accredited since 1946 by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. All of its engineering programs are ABET accredited. The UPRM library has the best collection of scientific, technical books in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Helpful Information - The language of instruction is Spanish.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Agriculture: Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy, Animal Sciences, Crop Science/Management, Horticulture, Mechanized Agriculture, Plant Protection, Soil Science

Area Studies: Hispanic Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art

Athletics: Physical Education

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Biotechnology, Microbiology

Business: Accounting, Administrative Office Management, Business Administration, Finance/Banking, Industrial Business, Management, Marketing, Office Management, Organizational Studies

Chemistry: Chemistry

Earth Sciences: Geology, Physical Sciences

Economics: Economics

Engineering: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

English: Comparative Literature, English

General Studies: Humanities, Social Sciences

Geography and Urban Studies: Surveying

Geology: Geology

Health and Safety Sciences: Nursing

History: History

Industrial Studies: Industrial Administration and Management, Industrial Microbiology

Information Studies: Computer Science, Information Systems

Mathematics: Mathematics

Physics: Physics

Political Science: Political Science

Psychology: Psychology

Sociology/Social Work: Sociology

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements Exchange Preferences Mid-Year Exchange Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students Summer Exchange International Students (Visa Students)
Tuition/Fees
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Plan A Students Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 6/1/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Health Insurance: $552 Semester Plan A & B Mandatory
ID Card: $5 Year Plan A & B Mandatory
Other Fee: $400 Semester Plan A Mandatory

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $552 per semester.

Financial Aid
Plan A
For Plan A U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus. Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus. Host campuses award aid to incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available. Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.

For eligible Plan A applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:

Use FAFSA CODE: 003944

Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Canada
Regardless of Plan A or Plan B, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Room/Meals
On-Campus Housing Per Semester Off-Campus Housing Meal Plans Per Semester


All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.