# Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

> university in Puerto Rico

**Wikidata**: [Q1342151](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342151)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical_Catholic_University_of_Puerto_Rico)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pontifical-catholic-university-of-puerto-rico

## Summary
The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a private Catholic university located in Ponce, Puerto Rico (United States), founded in 1948. It is a pontifical-affiliated higher-education institution classified among doctoral universities with moderate research activity and operates on a semester academic calendar.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1948.
- Type/funder: Private university with a Catholic (Catholic Church) religious affiliation.
- Location: Ponce, Puerto Rico; coordinates 18.00244722, -66.61731667; street address 2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608, Ponce, PR, 00717-9997.
- Academic calendar: Semester system.
- Carnegie classifications: listed as "doctoral university: moderate research activity" and also described with related Carnegie categories such as "research doctoral: professional-dominant" and "high undergraduate."
- Admission yield rate: 0.38 (38%) (point in time: 2020).
- Official website: http://www.pucpr.edu (English).
- Social media: Twitter handle @pucpr1 (recorded since 2017-08-15); followers reported as 2,057 (2020-04-22) and 2,161 (2021-01-05).
- Identifiers: ROR 0538pfx71; GRID grid.262041.3; ISNI 0000000406343709; VIAF 314897361 and 139210843; Freebase /m/0cz61q; Ringgold ID 52554; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) ID 241410.

## FAQs
### Q: Where is the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico located?
A: The university is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico (United States), at 2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608, Ponce, PR, postal code 00717-9997. Geographic coordinates are 18.00244722, -66.61731667.

### Q: When was the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico founded?
A: The institution was founded in 1948 (inception year listed as 1948).

### Q: Is the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico a religious institution?
A: Yes. The university's worldview/religion is listed as the Catholic Church and it carries the pontifical designation in its name.

### Q: What is the university's academic calendar and research classification?
A: The university uses a semester academic calendar and is classified in Carnegie categories that include "doctoral university: moderate research activity" and related doctoral and undergraduate classifications.

### Q: How can I find the university online or on social media?
A: The official website is http://www.pucpr.edu (English). The university's Twitter handle is @pucpr1.

## Why It Matters
The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico serves as a significant center of Catholic higher education on the island of Puerto Rico, anchored in the city of Ponce since 1948. Its classification in Carnegie categories as a doctoral university with moderate research activity indicates that it offers graduate-level programs and participates in research and professional doctoral education, distinguishing it from primarily undergraduate or community institutions. As a private, pontifical-affiliated university, it plays a role in combining religious identity with academic programs, addressing both regional educational needs and professional preparation. The university's presence in Puerto Rico contributes to local access to higher education, research activity, and professional training, while its catalog of international identifiers (GRID, ROR, ISNI, VIAF, Ringgold, IPEDS) and multilingual Wikipedia entries reflect institutional visibility and integration into global academic and bibliographic systems. For students, researchers, and regional stakeholders, the university provides an institutional hub for Catholic-affiliated academics and graduate study in Puerto Rico.

## Notable For
- Founded in 1948 and established in Ponce, Puerto Rico, anchoring decades of Catholic higher education on the island.
- Pontifical and Catholic identity (religion: Catholic Church) combined with private institutional status.
- Carnegie classification as a "doctoral university: moderate research activity," indicating graduate and research-level offerings.
- Broad institutional recognition via multiple international identifiers (ROR, GRID, ISNI, VIAF, Ringgold, IPEDS).
- Active online presence with an official website and a recorded Twitter account (@pucpr1) and multilingual Wikipedia coverage.

## Body

### Overview
- Instance of: university.
- Common names and aliases: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico; PUCPR; ПУКПР; 宗座波多黎各天主教大學.
- Sitelink count across Wikimedia projects: 6.
- Wikimedia Commons category: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.
- Representative image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arch_at_the_main_entrance_to_the_Pontifical_Catholic_University_of_Puerto_Rico_in_Barrio_Canas_Urbano,_Ponce,_Puerto_Rico_(DSCF0584).jpg (caption: Entrada principal de la universitat).

### Location and contact
- City: Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- Country: United States (Puerto Rico is recorded under country value "United States" in the provided data).
- Street address: 2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferre Aguayo Suite 608, Ponce, PR, 00717-9997.
- Postal code: 00717-9997.
- Coordinates: latitude 18.00244722, longitude -66.61731667.

### Identity and affiliations
- Religious affiliation: Catholic Church.
- Name includes "Pontifical," indicating pontifical association in institutional title (as provided in the entity name and religion field).
- Funder/status: Private institution.

### Academic profile and classification
- Academic calendar: Semester.
- Carnegie classifications (multiple related entries recorded):
  - Doctoral university: moderate research activity.
  - Research doctoral: professional-dominant.
  - High undergraduate and several related classification descriptors (e.g., four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential; four-year, full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in; professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence).

### History and founding
- Inception year: 1948.

### Online presence and social media
- Official website: http://www.pucpr.edu (English).
- Twitter: @pucpr1 (account data shows start_time 2017-08-15; recorded follower counts: 2,057 at 2020-04-22 and 2,161 at 2021-01-05).

### Admissions metric
- Admission yield rate: 0.38 (38%), point in time 2020.

### Identifiers and registry entries
- ROR ID: 0538pfx71.
- GRID ID: grid.262041.3.
- ISNI: 0000000406343709.
- VIAF IDs: 314897361 and 139210843.
- Freebase ID: /m/0cz61q.
- Ringgold ID: 52554.
- IPEDS ID: 241410.
- Other IDs: KISTI K000204617; Library of Congress authority ID n2015012978; National Library of Israel ID 987007569911505171; Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued) 111350863; Dialnet author ID 2901414; Littlesis organization ID 330216; Harvard Index of Botanists ID 91983; NL CR AUT ID ko2009297659 (with Spanish name qualifier).

### Languages and Wikimedia presence
- Wikipedia articles exist in: Catalan (ca), German (de), English (en), Spanish (es), French (fr), Italian (it).

### Categories and personnel metadata
- Category for employees: Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico faculty.
- Category for alumni: Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni.
- Topic's main Wikimedia category: Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.

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## References

1. [GRID](https://www.grid.ac/institutes/grid.262041.3)
2. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
3. GRID Release 2017-01-10
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. [Source](http://www.pucpr.edu)
7. GRID Release 2015-12-14
8. GRID Release 2016-12-06
9. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
10. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
11. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
12. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
13. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)
14. National Center for Education Statistics