University of Puerto Rico
| Universidad de Puerto Rico | |
Seal of the University of Puerto Rico
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| Latin: Universitas Portoricensis | |
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Former names
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Escuela Normal (Normal school) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1903 |
| Budget |
 $1.52 billion USD
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| President | Vacant |
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Academic staff
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5,300 |
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Administrative staff
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14,177 |
| Students |
57,726 |
| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Campus | 11 campuses |
| Website | www.upr.edu |
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The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the main public university system of Puerto Rico and a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico. It consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 58,000 students and 5,300 faculty members. UPR has the largest and most diverse academic offerings in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, with 472 academic programs of which 32 lead to a doctorate.
In 1900, at Fajardo, the Escuela Normal Industrial (normal school) was established as the first higher education center in Puerto Rico. Its initial enrollment was 20 students and 5 professors. The following year it was moved to Río Piedras. On March 12, 1903, the legislature authorized founding of the University of Puerto Rico, and that day the "Escuela Normal" was proclaimed as its first department.
1908 - The Morrill-Nelson Act is extended to Puerto Rico, making the University a "Land Grant College," which authorizes use of federal land to establish colleges of agriculture, science and engineering.
1910 - Establishment of the College of Liberal Arts.
1911 - Establishment of the College of Agriculture at Mayagüez. A year later the name was changed to College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
1913 - The Departments of Pharmacy and Law were established.
1918 - University High School (UHS) is founded to provide clinical experience and supervised practice for teacher applicants, support staff and other teaching professionals.
1923 - The University Act of 1923- the University reorganized administratively it independent Insular Department of Education, provides the Board of Trustees as the governing board, and make the position of Rector as the principal officer. In 1924 the governor appointed the first Rector. The enrollment is 1,500 students.
1924 - The administrative structure and identity of the University of Puerto Rico is completely independent of the Department of Public Instruction.
1925 - Act 50 gave the UPR educational autonomy. This led to a total restructuring and the beginning of a period of rapid growth.
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