University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences: Statistics

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#7159 of 14,131 In the World
#1916 of 2,597 In North America
#1826 of 2,496 In the United States
#13 of 52 In Puerto Rico
#3 of 12 In San Juan
#666 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
Top50% For 39 other topics
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Quick Review

Undergraduates
233
Graduates
1,711
Male:Female Ratio
31:69
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
rcm.upr.edu
Acceptance rate
100%*

* The University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

946 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

350 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 1939 (100%)
White 3 (0.2%)
Asian 2 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $5,652$10,440
Tuition in-state $5,652$10,440
Tuition out-of-state $5,652$10,440
Fee in-district $3,293$3,713
Fee in-state $3,293$3,713
Fee out-of-state $3,293$3,713

University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences majors

University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences has granted 75 bachelor's degrees across 6 programs, 216 master's across 23 programs, and 250 doctorate degrees across 11 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Medicine 95
Dentistry 59
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 48
Pharmacy 44
Public Health, General 27
Dental Assisting & Assistant 25
Nursing Science 25
Physical Therapy & Therapist 25
Public Health, Other 13 12
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 19
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 16
Public Health Education and Promotion 1 15
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 16
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 3 12
Health Services Administration 14
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 9 4
Environmental Health 10
Nutrition Sciences 9
Ophthalmic Technician & Technologist 9
Biostatistics 8
Epidemiology 8
Veterinary & Animal Health Technology & Technician and Veterinary Assistant 8
Gerontology 6
Nuclear Medical Technology & Technologist 6
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 5
Biochemistry 1 3
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 4
Anatomy 2 1
Demography and Population Studies 3
Microbiology, General 3
Pharmacology 2
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 1
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 1
Orthodontics & Orthodontology 1
Physiology, General 1
Grand Total 34 75 216 250

Publications & Citations

University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences has published 5,201 scientific papers with 91,089 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Chemistry, Pathology, Biochemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Computer Science, and Psychiatry.

Publications
5,201
Citations
91,089

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
4,611 / 79,956
Biology
4,168 / 77,355
Genetics
2,856 / 53,802
Chemistry
2,430 / 47,632
Pathology
2,299 / 43,235
Biochemistry
2,141 / 42,200
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,097 / 31,193
Psychology
2,093 / 37,195
Computer Science
1,771 / 32,185
Psychiatry
1,483 / 26,379
Surgery
1,463 / 20,254
Sociology
1,458 / 22,729
Environmental Science
1,341 / 26,283
Immunology
1,325 / 24,238
Public Health
1,210 / 20,864
Engineering
1,194 / 19,332
Demography
1,153 / 17,571
Physics
1,095 / 19,056
Neuroscience
924 / 16,194
Mathematics
864 / 20,186
Statistics
836 / 19,941
Oncology and Cancer research
830 / 10,659
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
828 / 10,076
Political Science
797 / 12,211
Law
773 / 12,070
Geology
769 / 16,468
Anatomy and Physiology
751 / 11,845
Organic Chemistry
740 / 15,367
Paleontology
651 / 14,291
Nursing
588 / 10,036
Virology
560 / 8,403
Geography and Cartography
559 / 10,702
Family medicine
557 / 6,815
Ecology
553 / 13,027
Gerontology
548 / 9,564
Philosophy
531 / 7,559
Pharmacology
466 / 8,925
History
432 / 8,948
Optical Engineering
390 / 6,153
Materials Science
388 / 8,122

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 37 217
1994 22 239
1995 23 285
1996 37 259
1997 35 335
1998 24 406
1999 42 453
2000 29 487
2001 56 562
2002 48 641
2003 52 649
2004 77 767
2005 74 851
2006 91 1079
2007 84 1345
2008 93 1563
2009 131 1834
2010 123 2106
2011 129 2380
2012 145 2879
2013 152 3043
2014 141 3268
2015 174 3392
2016 227 3748
2017 232 4257
2018 259 4359
2019 252 4992
2020 365 6410
2021 375 6879
2022 396 7073
2023 360 7446
2024 332 7779
2025 275 7342
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General info

Alternative names UPR-RCM
Founded 1966
Total FTE staff 1,772
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers

Location and contacts

Address Rio Piedras Medical Center, Americo Miranda Avenue
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-5067
United States
City population 342,000
Phone 78775825251708
Fax +1 (787) 758 2556

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