Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
Seal of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
TypePrivate university
Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
ChancellorRuben Gonzalez Medina
PresidentJosé A. Frontera Agenjo LL.M.
Students12,000[1]
Location
Ponce
,
Puerto Rico

18°0′8.81″N 66°37′2.34″W / 18.0024472°N 66.6173167°W / 18.0024472; -66.6173167
Websitewww.pucpr.edu
Front entrance of the university

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in education, business administration, the sciences, and arts and humanities. It also has campuses in Arecibo and Mayagüez, as well as a satellite extension in Coamo. It is also home to a School of Law and a School of Architecture.[2] The university also founded a medical school, Escuela de Medicina de Ponce, in 1977, but in 1980 became an independent entity that eventually became the Ponce Health Sciences University.

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico was founded in 1948 as Universidad Católica de Santa María,[3][4] but its name was changed to Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico with the graduation of its first class in 1950.[5] On 25 January 1991, the name was changed again to its current name, after Pope John Paul II bestowed the title of pontifical on the university.[6]

  1. ^ Inversion de $20 Millones: Con ambiciosa agenda La Católica. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30. No. 1458. 9 November 2011. Page 4. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. ^ La Escuela de Arquitectura: Coquetea con la Internacionalización. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. (Electronic Edition - Noticias Locales section) Ponce, Puerto Rico. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010. Weblink updated 15 February 2018.
  3. ^ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Histografia de Ponce: Quien ha escrito Qué, Cuándo y Cómo sobre la Historia de Ponce. ISBN 9781618878670 Ponce, Puerto Rico: Professional Editions. 2016. p. 83.
  4. ^ 70ma. Colación de Grados: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. 13 July 2019. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce. 2019. "La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico" p. 2. (unnumbered)
  5. ^ Cristobal Colón. A mis amigos de la Universidad Católica. Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, Inc. 1993. Page 8.
  6. ^ Cristobal Colón. A mis amigos de la Universidad Católica. Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, Inc. 1993. Page 11.