Notable Universities in Puerto Rico

A closer look at 20 universities in Puerto Rico — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon	San Juan	Private	1880	Spanish, English	CommunicationsBusiness AdministrationEducation
Universidad de Puerto Rico	San Juan	Public	1903	Spanish	Natural SciencesEngineeringBusiness Administration
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Pedras	San Juan	Public	1903	Spanish	HumanitiesSocial SciencesNatural Sciences
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez	Mayagüez	Public	1911	Spanish, English	EngineeringAgricultural SciencesMarine Sciences
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico	San Juan	Private	1912	Spanish, English	Business AdministrationEducationHealth Sciences
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, San Germán	San Germán	Private	1912	Spanish	Natural SciencesEducationBusiness Administration
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico	Ponce	Private	1948	Spanish	LawEducationBusiness Administration
Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez	San Juan	Private	1949	Spanish, English	Health SciencesBusiness AdministrationEducation
Universidad Ana G. Méndez	Gurabo	Private	1949	Spanish, English	Business AdministrationEducationHealth Sciences
Universidad Central de Bayamón	Bayamón	Private	1961	Spanish	Business AdministrationEducationSocial Sciences
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Humacao	Humacao	Public	1962	Spanish	Natural SciencesBusiness AdministrationComputer Science
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Bayamón	Bayamón	Private	1962	Spanish	EngineeringHealth SciencesBusiness Administration
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Ciencias Medicas	San Juan	Public	1966	Spanish	MedicineDentistryPharmacy
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Arecibo	Arecibo	Public	1967	Spanish	Natural SciencesComputer ScienceBusiness Administration
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Cayey	Cayey	Public	1967	Spanish	BiologyChemistrySocial Sciences
Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe	San Juan	Private	1968	Spanish	Caribbean HistoryAnthropologyLiterature
Caribbean University	Bayamón	Private	1969	Spanish	EducationBusiness AdministrationNatural Sciences
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Ponce	Ponce	Public	1970	Spanish	NursingIndustrial EngineeringNatural Sciences
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Bayamon	Bayamón	Public	1971	Spanish	Industrial EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputer Science
Universidad del Turabo	Gurabo	Private	1972	Spanish, English	Health SciencesBusiness AdministrationEngineering