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University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

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Type
  
Public

Rector
  
Efraín Vázquez Vera

Undergraduates
  
4,732

Acceptance rate
  
48.5% (2014)

Mascot
  
El Búho

Total enrollment
  
4,732 (2010)

Established
  
1962

Academic staff
  
336

Location
  
Humacao, Puerto Rico

Phone
  
+1 787-850-0000

Founded
  
1962

Address
  
Universidad de Puerto Rico - Humacao, PR-908, Humacao, 00792, Puerto Rico

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
Local tuition: 2,019 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 4,041 USD (2015)

Notable alumni
  
Itzamar Peña Ramírez, Aníbal Meléndez Rivera, Eric Bachier Román

Similar
  
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Profiles

The University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (UPRH or UPR-Humacao) is a state university located in the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico. The campus is home to the UPRH Observatory.

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Academics

The University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (UPRH) lies in the east of the island, highlighting the chemical-pharmaceutical and electronics as well as several areas of ecological and tourist value. To meet the demand for labor in that region UPRH offers baccalaureate programs unique in the UPR system in:

  • Industrial Chemistry
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Physics Applied to Electronics
  • Coastal Marine Biology
  • Wildlife Management
  • Plus:

  • Bachelor in Microbiology and General Biology
  • Baccalaureate in Nursing Sciences
  • Bachelor of Education
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences
  • Bachelor of Social Work
  • Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Associate Degree in Physical Therapy
  • Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • The UPRH successful has been the scene of the Dove Project Sabanera, native species threatened with extinction, Project Moonboogie for designing a lunar vehicle and maintains the Microbial Observatory of the Salinas of Cabo Rojo sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

    Campus population

  • Students: 4,592
  • Faculty: 336
  • Academic departments

  • Administration
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Humanities
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing Science
  • Physics & Electronics
  • Physical Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Social Sciences
  • Alumni Association

  • Association of the University of Puerto Rico Alumni and Friends Abroad (UPRAA)
  • References

    University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Wikipedia