Founded in 1903, the University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico in Spanish, UPR) is the oldest and largest university system in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and the University of Puerto Rico is a Land Grant University. The university is accredited by the Middle States Association. The UPR is a system of 11 campuses, which includes 3 Research Intensive campuses (Carnegie classification). The system has approximately 64,5...
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Founded in 1903, the University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico in Spanish, UPR) is the oldest and largest university system in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and the University of Puerto Rico is a Land Grant University. The university is accredited by the Middle States Association. The UPR is a system of 11 campuses, which includes 3 Research Intensive campuses (Carnegie classification). The system has approximately 64,511 students (approximately 57,558 of which are undergraduates) and a faculty of 5,300.
In 1900, at Fajardo, the "Escuela Normal Industrial" was established as the first higher education center in Puerto Rico. Its initial enrollment was only 20 students and 5 professors. The following year it was moved to Rio Piedras. On March 12, 1903, a law was passed which officially created the University of Puerto Rico. That same day, the "Escuela Normal" was proclaimed as the first department of the University of Puerto Rico.
In 1908, the United States...
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