	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Puerto Rico, RÃo Piedras (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de RÃo Piedras), also referred to as UPR-RP, is a public research university located on a 289-acre (1.17 km2) campus in RÃo Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. UPR-RP serves more than 18,000 students, 20% graduate, and grants an average of over 3,000 degrees a year. It is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university "high research activity" (RU/H). As a public comprehensive doctoral institution, its academic offerings range from the bachelorette to the doctoral degree, through 70 undergraduate programs and 19 graduate degrees with 71 specializations in the basic disciplines and professional fields. UPRâ€RP has consistently granted the largest number of doctorate degrees to Hispanics in the US. History In the year 1900 the Escuela Normal Industrial (Normal Industrial School) was established in Fajardo, Puerto Rico as the first Higher Education institution of Puerto Rico, dedicated to those who would become teachers on the island. At the time it only had 20 students and 5 professors. A year later, in 1901, it was moved to the town of RÃo Piedras, because the roads to Fajardo were in a terrible condition. In the mild and studying-favourable nature around what was known by the time as "La Convalecencia" (the summer residence of the Spanish Governors of Puerto Rico) was placed, temporally, the Normal School. Its objectives were still the formation of new teachers for the island. On March 12, 1903, under the administration of the Public Instruction Commissioner, Samuel McCune Lindsay, the 2nd Legislative Assembly approved a law creating the University of Puerto Rico in RÃo Piedras, transferring all the funding of the Insular Normal School there. This School became the first department of the university, what is now the Faculty of Education, becoming the nucleus of the University of Puerto Rico. Now legally established, the University of Puerto Rico started its first academic year (1903-1904) with an enrollment of 173 students. Due to the scarcity of teachers in the island, most of these students were appointed by the Department of Public Instruction to teach at schools without having finished four years of college. The first graduating class (June 1907) consisted of 13 students. In 1907, the first class graduated from the normal course of four years after the university was legally established. Among the students in that class were Carlota Matienzo, Isabel AndrÃ©u, LoaÃza Cordero, Marina Roviro, and Juan Herrero. On September 22, 1913, the departments of Law and Pharmacology were established. The university at the time required only an 8th grade diploma, but with the expansion of its courses, this requirement changed. After 1917, the departments of Normal Education, Liberal Arts, Pharmacology, and Law required a high school diploma for admission. On February 21, 1931, Dr. Carlos E. ChardÃ³n was appointed as chancellor of the university. During his tenure the university experienced significant growth in endowments. These were used in the expansion of the physical facilities at the RÃo Piedras and MayagÃ¼ez Campuses. This helped turn the university into a respected educational center. ChardÃ³n resigned from the post of Chancellor in 1936, being succeeded by Juan B. Soto. The most important part of this period was the expansion of the buildings of the University as part of a plan for the rehabilitation of Puerto Rico. La Torre In 1936, architect Rafael Carmoega, working under the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), designed the distinctive University of Puerto Rico clock tower based on the 1924 Parsons Plan. The iconic university clock tower was built in 1937 and christened as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt tower, in honor o ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Puerto Rico Details

University of Puerto Rico Details
detail	value
state	Puerto Rico
conference	Independent Southeast Region
public	Public
scores	1784/1189/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[176
overall ROI rank	[232
size	medium
undergrads	12362
grads	3297
price	15345
drop	36
stem	14
research	0
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?

1. number 176 for Academics.

2. number 232 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?

1. Saint Louis University

2. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

3. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

4. University of New Hampshire

5. SUNY at Albany

6. University of North Carolina Wilmington

7. University of Rhode Island

National Academic Rankings

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University of Puerto Rico National Academic Rankings

University of Puerto Rico National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	176	172	169	129	166	153	159	250	232
Public	82	50	54	65	79	90	90	100	96
Islands Region	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	7	2
State of Puerto Rico	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Top Ten Top250	176	172	169	129	166	153	159	250	232
Top Ten Islands Region	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1
Top Ten State of Puerto Rico	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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93.33	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
92.62	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Co...	Public	AboveAverage	315	361
92.21	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
86.42	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
86.37	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
86.36	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
86.06	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
85.95	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
85.93	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
85.85	Bowling Green State University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	442	351
85.82	Western Washington University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	297	338
85.63	College of Charleston	South Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	219	233
85.57	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
85.47	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	252	248
85.41	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
85.38	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	North Carolina	Southern Conference	Public	Average	449	439
85.23	St John's University-New York	New York	Big East Conference	Private	Average	309	444
85.22	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
85.21	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
85.10	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
85.02	Ball State University	Indiana	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	337	326
84.90	Sam Houston State University	Texas	Southland Conference	Public	Average	472	383
84.88	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
84.69	Pace University-New York	New York	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	Average	476	465
84.58	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	254	236
84.55	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	Average	232	197
84.54	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
84.49	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
84.45	Missouri State University-Springfield	Missouri	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	301	266
84.35	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
84.01	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
83.77	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
83.72	Hofstra University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	231	298
83.69	University of San Francisco	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	226	241
83.40	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
83.33	Loyola Marymount University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	218	233
83.32	University of St Thomas	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	238	156
83.23	Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	Northeast Conference / Atlanti...	Private	AboveAverage	346	374
82.73	Adelphi University	New York	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	365	444
82.61	Gonzaga University	Washington	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	214
82.39	Seattle University	Washington	Western Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	280	320
82.19	Creighton University	Nebraska	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	273	190
81.93	Catholic University of America	Washington DC	Old Dominion Athletic Conferen...	Private	AboveAverage	381	458
80.87	Simmons College	Massachusetts	Great Northeast Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	376	452
79.64	The University of Montana	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	372	232
79.26	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	479	363
78.90	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Tennessee	Southern Conference	Public	Average	434	464
78.83	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	350	253
78.63	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	302	258
78.63	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248

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96.91	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	229	244
95.92	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
95.91	Southeastern Conference (Low)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
94.50	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
93.41	America East (Average)	-	America East	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
92.91	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
92.37	Division I Independents (Average)	-	Division I Independents	-Conf-	Excellent	-	59
92.31	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
91.88	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
91.88	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
91.52	Big West Conference (Average)	-	Big West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
90.25	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
90.20	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
89.91	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
89.91	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
89.90	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Good	180	93
89.58	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
88.99	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
88.92	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
88.25	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
87.68	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
87.04	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
86.89	New College of Florida	Florida	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Excellent	190	237
86.25	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
85.70	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
84.73	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160

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