University of Puerto Rico
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This article is about the University of the Puerto Rico System. For the system's flagship constituent university, see University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
The University of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico), often shortened to UPR, is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 44,200 students and approximately 4,450 faculty members.[4] UPR has the largest and most diverse academic offerings in the commonwealth, with 472 academic programs of which 32 lead to a doctorate.[5]
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Latin: Universitas Portoricensis | |
Former names | Escuela Normal (Normal school) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1903; 121 years ago (1903) |
Academic affiliations | Sea-grant, Space-grant |
Budget | $1.52 billion (2014)[lower-alpha 1] |
President | Luis A. Ferrao |
Academic staff | 4,448[2] |
Administrative staff | 11,178[3] |
Students | 44,233 |
Location | , |
Campus | 11 campuses |
Website | www |
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