Best colleges in San Juan

Learn on Island Time

Come for school. Stay for the fun.

San Juan, Puerto Rico is not just a 24/7 spring break. “The Walled City” has so many wonderful opportunities, you may never want to leave. There are 26 colleges and universities in San Juan, and they offer degree programs to prepare you for careers in business, nursing, cosmetology, dentistry, or law.* San Juan is the island’s main economic center, and half the population in Puerto Rico resides and works in the city.* So, if you’re planning on taking a break from the mainland, San Juan is a great place to live and work.

San Juan encompasses the work hard, play hard motto. Obviously, there are plenty of beaches to soak up the vitamin D and indulge in sun and surf, including Ocean Park, Condado, and Pine Grove.* The Paseo del Morrow is a waterfront walkway and one of the best places to watch the sunset.* Many people meet up at one of many plazas in Old San Juan, where you can find musicians and dancers and plenty of entertainment. As a historical city, there are museums and old buildings that can be toured including the Museum of Art and History, a site which often hosts concerts and festivals.* Its tropical climate year-round* makes San Juan the ideal place all of these activities and more. Just don’t forget to study, too.

Click Here to See the Best Colleges in the US*National Center for Education Statistics *Wikipedia, “San Juan, Puerto Rico” *frommers.com

Best Four Year Universities in San Juan

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music offers 24 degree programs. It's a very small, public, four-year university in a large city.

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao offers 23 degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a large suburb.

Find Online Schools

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras offers 122 degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a large city.

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey offers 22 degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a large suburb.

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine offers 4 degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city.

University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon offers 16 degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a midsize city.

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon offers 72 degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city.

Universidad Central Del Caribe offers 20 degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city.

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo offers 49 degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small suburb.

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina offers 21 degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a large suburb.

Best Community Colleges in San Juan

Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan offers 14 degree programs. It's a very small, public, two-year college in a large city.

Nova College de Puerto Rico offers 10 degree programs. It's a very small, private for-profit, two-year college in a midsize city.

Escuela De Troqueleria Y Herramentaje offers 1 degree programs. It's a very small, public, two-year college in a midsize city.

Mech-Tech College
Caguas, PR

Mech-Tech College offers 23 degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, two-year college in a small city.

Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati offers 11 degree programs. It's a very small, public, two-year college in a large suburb.

Antilles School of Technical Careers offers 6 degree programs. It's a very small, private for-profit, two-year college in a large city.

ICPR Junior College
Manati, PR

ICPR Junior College offers 20 degree programs. It's a very small, private for-profit, two-year college in a large suburb.

ICPR Junior College
Hato Rey, PR

ICPR Junior College offers 21 degree programs. It's a very small, private for-profit, two-year college in a large city.

American Educational College offers 10 degree programs. It's a very small, private for-profit, two-year college in a midsize city.

List of all colleges in San Juan

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan Logo Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR
2/5
7 : 1 179
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Logo Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR
2/5
10 : 1 347
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Logo University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR
2/5
18 : 1 2,577
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Logo University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR
2/5
15 : 1 11,312
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Logo University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Cayey, PR
2/5
20 : 1 2,093