American University of Puerto Rico

Not to be confused with Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.
American University of Puerto Rico
TypePrivate
Active1963; 61 years ago (1963) –
2023; 1 year ago (2023)
Academic staff
221
Students2934
Location
Bayamón
,
Puerto Rico

18°24′23″N 66°11′11″W / 18.406429°N 66.186506°W / 18.406429; -66.186506
CampusUrban
AffiliationsCHEPR, MSA
Websitewww.aupr.edu
Founder: Juan B. Nazario Negrón

The American University of Puerto Rico (AUPR) was a private university in Puerto Rico with campuses in Bayamón and Manatí.[1][2] The university was founded in 1963 as the American Business College, and offered undergraduate studies in arts, business administration, education, and sciences, and graduate studies in criminal justice.

AUPR was accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Its founder, Juan B. Nazario Negrón presided over the University for 48 years and died in 2011.[3]

On May 1, 2023, the university announced that it would not offer any classes after the Summer 2023 session, and ceased operations in December 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Directorio de Instituciones de Educación Superior, Puerto Rico, Año Académico 2017-18". Puerto Rico Government Open Data Portal.
  2. ^ "Directorio de Instituciones de Educación Superior". docplayer.es. Consejo de Educación Superior de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Muere presidente de la American University". Primera Hora (in Spanish). April 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Communicado a la Communidad Universitaria" (PDF). aupr.edu (in Spanish). May 1, 2023.