Student Population at UPRM

Total Enrollment

10,716

Undergraduate

9,855

Graduate

861

Online Enrollment

114

Men Students

5,888

Women Students

4,828

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 10,716 students have enrolled at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez - 9,855 undergraduate and 861 graduate.

By gender, 5,888 male and 4,828 female students are attending University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. By attendance status, there are 9,472 full-time students and 1,244 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo and Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, its population is very large (average population is 3,915).

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez offers online degree/certificate programs and 114 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2023-2024 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,888 male and 4,828 female students attending UPRM. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.22 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UPRM.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UPRM
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,855	8,695	1,160
Men	5,441	4,786	655
Women	4,414	3,909	505

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UPRM
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	861	777	84
Men	447	402	45
Women	414	375	39

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,762 Hispanic students (91.10%) and 697 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (6.50%) at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	9,218	5,092	4,126
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	0	0	0
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	634	347	287
Total	9,855	5,441	4,414

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	544	262	282
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	0	0	0
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	63	26	37
Total	861	447	414

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,423 students whose age under twenty five and 407 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

Especially, 623 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

Population by Student Age at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,855	5,441	4,414
Under 18	623	343	280
18-19	3,140	1,680	1,460
20-21	2,941	1,540	1,401
22-24	2,522	1,511	1,011
25-29	461	306	155
30-34	41	20	21
35-39	38	13	25
40-49	46	12	34
50-64	16	3	13
65 and over	2	1	1
unknown	25	12	13
Total	9,855	5,441	4,414

Population by Student Age at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
	Total	Men	Women
Total	861	447	414
20-21	7	1	6
22-24	190	79	111
25-29	390	206	184
30-34	155	89	66
35-39	43	28	15
40-49	47	27	20
50-64	17	10	7
65 and over	2	1	1
unknown	10	6	4
Total	861	447	414

Online Student Population

At University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 2,295 students (21.42% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 114 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Puerto Rico where University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,716	9,855	861
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	114	104	10
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,181	2,120	61
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	8,421	7,631	790

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	114	104	10
Puerto Rico Residents	0	0	0
Other State in U.S.	0	0	0
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	114	104	10