INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, BARRANQUITAS CAMPUS

PO Box 517
Barranquitas, PR 00794
Tel: (787)857-3600
Fax: (787)857-2284
Web Site: http://www.br.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1957. Setting: small town campus with easy access to San Juan. Endowment: $3 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3500 per student. Total enrollment: 2,271. 550 applied, 100% were admitted. 100% Hispanic, 17% 25 or older. Retention: 76% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; computer/information sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 5/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $3510 full-time, $135 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $800 full-time, $150 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. Luis Munoz Marin with 32,863 books, 224 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $347,886. 365 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.