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University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences

San Juan, Puerto Rico·Public, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·rcm.upr.edu
Total enrollment
1,944
peer median 1,768
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 47 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
7
14.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing7 · 14.9%
  • No Data40 · 85.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+133.4%
$53,098 vs $22,746
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+156.6%
$41,002 vs $15,979
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+202.3%
$68,757 vs $22,746
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+205.1%
$69,388 vs $22,746
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+253.5%
$80,398 vs $22,746
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+398.7%
$113,444 vs $22,746
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+538.0%
$145,120 vs $22,746

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
155%
$106,206 debt · $68,757 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
94%
$106,576 debt · $113,444 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
83%
$119,694 debt · $145,120 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$43,483 debt · $69,388 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$20,500 debt · $53,098 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$5,500 debt · $41,002 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1946Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 26

Action history · 57

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
  2. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  3. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  4. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
  5. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 148 students received $946K in Pell grants, alongside $34.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
148
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$946K
$946,186 total
Direct Loans
$34.3M
1,392 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$277K
57 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$87K
25 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$30.2M
1,125 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.7M
185 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 548 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
548
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.1%
2017
1.8%
2018
1.9%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UPR

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

606 total completions
01Health Professions
53588.3%
02Biological Sciences
335.4%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
203.3%
04Agriculture
162.6%
05Social Sciences
20.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,944
12-mo unduplicated
1,963
Undergraduate
234
Graduate
1,729

Gender split

Men
32%623
Women
68%1,340

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
100.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,950 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    2.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    598

    UPR vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UPR selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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.

    Carnegie
    SubjectUniversity of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences
    1,944
    1,616$6,559Community College
    1,551$8,527Community College
    2,256
    1,919$9,750Community College
    1,519$1,863Community College
    Peer group median1,768$7,543

    Institutions like UPR

    Explore the federal data for institutions in UPR's comparison group.

    UPR Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment
    Reports to Deanship for Academic Affairs
    Phone
    787-758-2525
    Address
    Paseo Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa, San Juan, 00921

    Institutional effectiveness is an ongoing process geared to improve all aspects associated with fulfilling the Medical Sciences Campus Institutional Mission. It is committed to integrate planning, assessment, and budgeting process through the use of results to improve student learning, services, and research.

    Visit IR office page

    Frequently asked questions about University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UPR.

    How many students attend University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences?

    University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences reports a total enrollment of 1,944 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences located?

    University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067.

    Who runs Institutional Research at University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences?

    University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences's IR work is done by the Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment, which reports to Deanship for Academic Affairs.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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