University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Campus(UPR-RP)
The University
of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras serves more than 20,000 students. It is
recognized by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university “high research
activity"
UPR-RP is
the largest campus in terms of student population of the University
of Puerto Rico System, and Puerto Rico's first public university. Its academic offerings
range from the bachelor to the doctoral degree.
History
Legally
established, the University of Puerto Rico started its first academic year
(1903–1904) with an enrollment of 173 students. Due to the scarcity of teachers
in the island, most of these students were appointed by the Department
of Public Instruction to teach at schools without having finished four years of college. The
first graduating class (June 1907) consisted of 13 students.
On September
22, 1913, the departments of Law and Pharmacology were established. The
university at the time required only an 8th grade diploma, but with the
expansion of its courses, this requirement changed.
La Torre-The Tower
The
iconic university clock tower was built in 1937 and christened as the
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
tower, in honor of that U.S. president and his interest in the building of the
university.
The tower
Campus and academic facilities
The UPRRP
is considered the heart of the commercial and cultural area of Río Piedras,
located in the central region of the capital city of San Juan. It is easily
accessible via public transportation, including the Urban
Train. It is
easily identified at a distance by its landmark tower.
Economically
sought. Educational cost are excellent in comparison to stateside a by a great
margin.
Housing
The Río
Piedras campus provides housing in three residence halls:
• “Torre del Norte”; a 22-story building localized within a
block of the campus. It has capacity to house 437 students in double and single
units.
• “ResiCampus”; located within the campus consists of
a structure of nine floors and has a capacity to house 354 students.
• “Plaza Universitaria”; administered by a private company in consortium
to UPR offers housing to undergraduate and graduate students.
• Besides what
the university offers you will find plenty of apartments for rent.
Academics:
The
Campus serves more than 20,000 students.
At the
campus you will find a complete and broad spectrum in education:
School of
Architecture
College
of Business Administration
School of
Communication
College
of Education
College
of General Studies
College
of Humanities
School of
Law
College
of Natural Sciences
College
of Social Sciences
Graduate
School of Planning
Graduate
School of Information Sciences and Technologies
Continuing
Education Division, and more….
Three blocks away from the UPR-RP is Dreams Hotel,
small, green, budget hotel with rates from $53 usd per night tax included for a
room of one full size bed.
For reservations 787-688-5818 or at www.puertoricodreams.com
Botanical Gardens in Rio Piedras
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