University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez | |
Former name | College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Mayagüez |
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| Motto | ¡Antes, Ahora y Siempre...Colegio! |
Motto in English | Before, Now, and Forever...Colegio! |
| Type | Public land-grant university |
| Established | September 23, 1911 |
Academic affiliations | Sea Grant, Space Grant, APLU |
| Endowment | US$107 million |
| President | Miguel Muñoz Muñoz(Acting) |
| Rector | Agustín Rullán Toro |
Academic staff | 1,026 |
Administrative staff | 1,336 |
| Students | 10,071 |
| Undergraduates | 9,251 |
| Postgraduates | 820 |
| Location | , 18°12′34″N 67°8′30″W / 18.20944°N 67.14167°W |
| Campus | Urban, 315 acres (127 ha) |
| Colors | Green and white |
| Nickname | Bulldogs (outside the LAI) Tarzans/Tarzanes (men's teams) Janes/Juanas (women's teams) |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Tarzán (male) and Jane (female), both bulldogs |
| Website | www |
The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) in Spanish (also referred to as Colegio and CAAM in allusion to its former name), is a public land-grant university in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The UPRM is the second-largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico system, a member of the sea-grant, and the space-grant research consortia.
In 2009, the campus population was composed of 12,108 students, 1,924 regular staff members, and 1,037 members of the education staff. In 2013, the student population remained relatively steady at 11,838, but the instructional faculty dropped to 684. In the second semester of 2019 around 12,166 students were enrolled. By the end of the academic year 2022-2023 there were 10,071 students enrolled. UPRM has been accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) since 1946.