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UPR

University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences

San Juan, Puerto Rico Public 4-year Large city

Overview

University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences is a public four-year institution based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,944, made up of 233 undergraduates and 1,711 graduate students. It is part of University of Puerto Rico.

University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Dentistry, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 698 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 2 to 1.

Key figures

1,944
Students enrolled
698
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
2:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 46

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

Health Professions 34
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
2:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
88
Associate degrees
35
Master's degrees
226
Doctoral degrees (research)
7
Professional doctorates
250
Other doctoral degrees
20
Postbaccalaureate certificates
51
Post-master's certificates
21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,944
Undergraduates, fall 2024
233
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,711
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,963
Undergraduates, 2024-25
234
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,729
Full-time, 2024-25
95%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
68%
Men
32%
Hispanic or Latino
100%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
71%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Puerto Rico
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Chancellor
Dr. Myrna Quiñones Feliciano
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling

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