Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami
About
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami is a private, non-profit, co-educational institution located in Miami, Florida, with its main campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in September 1966, it is the largest private engineering school in Puerto Rico and focuses on disciplines including Architecture, Engineering, Computer Science, and Business Administration. Its campuses in Miami and Orlando were opened in 2001 and 2003, respectively.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,039 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at PUPR
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
PUPR vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PUPR selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
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SubjectPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami | 100% | — | 32 | — | Baccalaureate |
| 39% | — | 46 | $9,216 | Baccalaureate | |
| 19% | — | 302 | $24,906 | Baccalaureate | |
| 80% | — | 104 | $10,964 | Baccalaureate | |
| 3% | 51.0% | 219 | $29,290 | Baccalaureate | |
| 8% | 66.9% | 263 | $11,097 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 71.7% | 244 | $16,334 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 296 | $6,353 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 100.0% | 160 | $21,630 | Baccalaureate | |
| 32% | — | 241 | $16,315 | Baccalaureate | |
| 27% | 21.8% | 248 | $22,960 | Baccalaureate | |
| 39% | 73.8% | 111 | $22,075 | Baccalaureate | |
| 32% | — | 210 | $15,524 | Baccalaureate | |
| 58% | — | 152 | $12,074 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 69.1% | 161 | $15,644 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | 52.7% | 268 | $15,210 | Baccalaureate | |
| 22% | 62.2% | 140 | $18,328 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 116 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| 36% | 60.0% | 187 | $23,151 | Baccalaureate | |
| 33% | — | 127 | $16,577 | Baccalaureate | |
| 17% | — | 471 | $21,751 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | — | 161 | $33,984 | Baccalaureate | |
| 32% | 66.7% | 57 | $21,854 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | 91.9% | 152 | $20,297 | Baccalaureate | |
Trinity International University-Florida | — | — | — | $5,455 | Baccalaureate |
University of Saint Katherine | 43% | 46.3% | — | $33,072 | Baccalaureate |
| — | 59.3% | 257 | $17,343 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 28.6% | 145 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 33% | 62.2% | 161 | $17,343 |
Institutions like PUPR
Explore the federal data for institutions in PUPR's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateTennessee
American Baptist College
Grad rate39%Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$9,216View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Arlington Baptist University
Grad rate19%Admit rate—Enrollment302Net price$24,906View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Baptist University of the Americas
Grad rate80%Admit rate—Enrollment104Net price$10,964View data - BaccalaureateKansas
Barclay College
Grad rate3%Admit rate51.0%Enrollment219Net price$29,290View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Bethesda University
Grad rate8%Admit rate66.9%Enrollment263Net price$11,097View data - BaccalaureateMissouri
Calvary University
Grad rate52%Admit rate71.7%Enrollment244Net price$16,334View data - BaccalaureateMissouri
City Vision University
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment296Net price$6,353View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Criswell College
Grad rate50%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment160Net price$21,630View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Crowley's Ridge College
Grad rate32%Admit rate—Enrollment241Net price$16,315View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Dallas Christian College
Grad rate27%Admit rate21.8%Enrollment248Net price$22,960View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Ecclesia College
Grad rate39%Admit rate73.8%Enrollment111Net price$22,075View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Great Lakes Christian College
Grad rate32%Admit rate—Enrollment210Net price$15,524View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Hobe Sound Bible College
Grad rate58%Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$12,074View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Kuyper College
Grad rate45%Admit rate69.1%Enrollment161Net price$15,644View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Manna University
Grad rate0%Admit rate52.7%Enrollment268Net price$15,210View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Grad rate22%Admit rate62.2%Enrollment140Net price$18,328View data - BaccalaureateWisconsin
Ottawa University-Milwaukee
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment116Net price—View data - BaccalaureateHawaii
Pacific Rim Christian University
Grad rate36%Admit rate60.0%Enrollment187Net price$23,151View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando
Grad rate33%Admit rate—Enrollment127Net price$16,577View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Grad rate17%Admit rate—Enrollment471Net price$21,751View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Southern California Seminary
Grad rate50%Admit rate—Enrollment161Net price$33,984View data - BaccalaureateVermont
Sterling College
Grad rate32%Admit rate66.7%Enrollment57Net price$21,854View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Trinity College of Florida
Grad rate0%Admit rate91.9%Enrollment152Net price$20,297View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Trinity International University-Florida
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$5,455 - BaccalaureateCalifornia
University of Saint Katherine
Grad rate43%Admit rate46.3%Enrollment—Net price$33,072 - BaccalaureateOregon
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate59.3%Enrollment257Net price$17,343View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs
Grad rate—Admit rate28.6%Enrollment145Net price—View data
Campus network
PUPR is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
PUPR Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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