ESCUELA DE ARTES PLASTICAS DE PUERTO RICO A-13

PO Box 9021112
San Juan, PR 00902-1112
Tel: (787)725-8120; Admissions: (787)725-8120; Web Site: http://www.eap.edu.pr/

Description: Commonwealth-supported, 4-year, specialized, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $323,000. Educational spending 2002-03: $1996 per student. Total enrollment: 501. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 157 applied, 55% were admitted. Full-time: 290 students, 39% women, 61% men. Part-time: 211 students, 45% women, 55% men. 100% Hispanic, 29% 25 or older, 19% transferred in. Retention: 81% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, summer session for credit, co-op programs. Off campus study at Sacred Heart University.

Entrance Requirements: Option: Common Application. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, interview, portfolio. Placement: SAT I required. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 4/1. Notification: 5/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. Area resident tuition: $1996 full-time, $55 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $116 full-time, $116 per year part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program.

Collegiate Environment: Most popular organization: student government. Major annual events: Student Day, Health Fair, Halloween Costume Party. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, security cameras. College housing not available. Francisco Oller Library with 24,582 books, 111 serials, 34,082 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $157,776. 36 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.