PO Box 192017
San Juan, PR 00919-2017

The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) is a private non-profit, co-educational higher education institution founded in September, 1966. The disciplines of emphasis in its institutions are: engineering, Land Surveying, Architecture and business Administration.

At present, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico is the largest private Engineering School in Puerto Rico and the only one in the metropolitan area of San Juan. It is also the largest private Hispanic Serving Engineering School in the United States and its territories. From 2001 and 2003, the University opened new campuses in the cities of Miami and Orlando, Florida, respectively. The headquarters of the institution are in Hato Rey, in the heart of San Juan.

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico offers Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying and Mapping, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and more. At the graduate level, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico offers a Master in Engineering Management, business Administration in International Enterprises, Computer Information and General business, and others.

As an institution of higher education, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico provides opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds in different locations using multiple methods of delivery to cultivate their potential for leadership, productivity and competitiveness with the purpose of providing greater social responsibility toward their communities, through exposure to intellectual, humanistic, and technological advancement.

Quick Facts:

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico is fully authorized by the state licensing agency Council on Higher Education (CHE), and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS).

Since its inception, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico has graduated nearly 6,000 Hispanic engineers and surveyors.

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico has over 6,000 students in its programs, with most of them being in the School of Engineering.

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico reflects the meeting of the two pervasive cultures of the Americas, thus it is well positioned to interact with the Hispanic and the Anglo worlds inside and outside its geographical borders by providing a cultural and linguistic intermediary link.

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