INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, FAJARDO CAMPUS

Call Box 70003
Fajardo, PR 00738-7003
Tel: (787)863-2390
Admissions: (787)860-2390
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://fajardo.inter.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Part of Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 11-acre small town campus with easy access to San Juan. Total enrollment: 1,710. 1,373 applied, 37% were admitted. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at other units of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT, PAA. Required for some: recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: 5/1.

Costs Per Year:

Tuition: $3120 full-time. Mandatory fees: $176 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Future Teachers Association, Criminal Justice Student Association, Student Counseling Association, Practical Teaching Association. Major annual events: Graduation Services, Student Welcome Back, Achievement Night. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Antonio S. Belaval Library with 39,951 books, 686 serials, and a Web page. 90 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.