University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Former name
Escuela Normal Industrial (1901-1903)
Motto
Historia veritas vitae ministra (Latin)
Motto in English
"History serves as the truth of life"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedMarch 12, 1903 (1903-03-12)
Parent institution
University of Puerto Rico
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliation
Budget$202.5 million (2020)
PresidentVacant
RectorAngélica Varela Llavona
DeanGrisel E. Meléndez Ramos
Academic staff
1,374
Administrative staff
2,406
Students18,653
Undergraduates15,186
Postgraduates3,467
773
Location,
18°24′10″N 66°03′00″W / 18.40278°N 66.05000°W / 18.40278; -66.05000
CampusLarge city, 289 acres (1.17 km2)
MagazineDiálogo
ColorsRed and white
  
Sporting affiliations
MascotsThe Rooster & the Hen
Websitewww.uprrp.edu/english/

The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras; UPR-RP, or informally La IUPI) is a public land-grant research university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the largest campus in the University of Puerto Rico system in terms of student population and it was Puerto Rico's first public university campus.

The university serves more than 18,000 students, 20% of whom are graduate students, and grants an average of over 3,000 degrees a year. Its academic offerings range from the bachelor to the doctoral level with 70 undergraduate programs and 19 graduate degrees including 71 specializations in the basic disciplines and professional fields. UPR‐RP has consistently granted the largest number of doctorate degrees to Hispanic students under the United States jurisdiction.