University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
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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. UPRM is the second-largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico system. In addition to its status as a land-grant university, it is also a member of the sea-grant and 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.[5] In 2013, the student population remained relatively steady at 11,838, but the instructional faculty dropped to 684.[6] In the second semester of 2019 around 12,166 students were enrolled.[7] By the end of the academic year 2022-2023 there were 10,071 students enrolled.[7] UPRM has been accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) since 1946.
Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez | |
Latin: Universitatis Portoricensis 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[1] |
President | Luis A. Ferrao |
Rector | Agustín Rullán Toro |
Academic staff | 1,026 |
Administrative staff | 1,336 |
Students | 10,071[2] |
Undergraduates | 9,251[3] |
Postgraduates | 820[4] |
Location | , 18°12′34″N 67°8′30″W |
Campus | Urban, 315 acres (127 ha) |
Colors | Green and white |
Nickname | Colegio |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Tarzán (male) and Jane (female), both bulldogs |
Website | www |