Academics at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 3,514 undergraduate students at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is 227 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 17 to 1 which makes Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico , there are 17 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (61.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The majority of the faculty (61.0% ) are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico offers 15 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 15 majors within 6 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico awarded 353 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Mechanical Engineering	61	61
Industrial Engineering	55	55
Electrical Engineering	46	46
Computer Engineering	41	41
General Architecture	34	34

Find out what Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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