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University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Public 4-year Small city

Overview

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a public four-year institution in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 10,618 students in fall 2024, including 9,764 undergraduates and 854 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of University of Puerto Rico.

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 69 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mechanical Engineering, Biology, and Industrial Engineering. It awarded 1,720 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

10,618
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
1,720
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
69
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 69

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 11
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Psychology 2
Health Professions 3
Physical Sciences 6
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Social Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Education 4
English Language and Literature 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Engineering Technologies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
87%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,509
Master's degrees
189
Doctoral degrees (research)
22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
10,618
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,764
Graduate students, fall 2024
854
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,134
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,184
Graduate students, 2024-25
950
Full-time, 2024-25
88%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
45%
Men
55%
Hispanic or Latino
91%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
20%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Puerto Rico
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Division II Independents
Chancellor
Agustin Rullan Toro
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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