Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1966 |
| President | Ernesto Vázquez Barquet |
| Undergraduates | 5,195 [1] |
| Postgraduates | 721 |
| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Nickname | La Poli (Poly) |
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Castor (Beaver) 
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| Website | www.pupr.edu |
The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) —commonly referred as Poly or La Poly in Spanish— is a private non-profit university located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. PUPR offers a broad range of technical degrees; specializing in engineering professions.
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) is a private non-profit institution specializing in Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Land Surveying and Geomatics, and Business Administration. The main campus is located in the island's financial district which is the very core of metropolitan San Juan. and its Online Campus in Miami Florida and Orlando.
Within the United States and its territories, the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico is the second largest institution of higher education graduating Hispanic engineers. Today, more than 40% of the graduating engineers in Puerto Rico are alumni of the Polytechnic University. Currently, there are nearly 6,000 students at the San Juan campus.
PUPR is accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). In addition, five of PUPR's engineering programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and two more programs are currently engaged in the preliminary accreditation process as required by ABET. These five engineering programs accredited by ABET are the first ones offered by a private institution in Puerto Rico that have received such a recognition.
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