Editing University of Puerto Rico (section)

==Rankings and notable facts==
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| QS_W = 801–1000 | QS_W_year = | QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=QS World University Rankings 2020|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2020|website=Top Universities|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>
| THE_W = 801–1000 | THE_W_year = | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=THE World University Rankings 2020|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-puerto-rico|website=Times Higher Education University Rankings|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref>
| QS_Latam = 40 | QS_Latam_year = | QS_Latam_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-25|title=La UPR se coloca en la posición 40 de las mejores universidades de Latinoamérica|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/la-upr-se-coloca-en-la-posicion-40-de-las-mejores-universidades-de-latinoamerica/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=El Nuevo Día|language=es}}</ref>
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According to the QS world ranking 2022 published in 2021, the University of Puerto Rico ranks number 40 in Latin America having dropped from 37 in 2020, but still higher than previous rankings of 42 in 2018 and 62 in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-25|title=La UPR se coloca en la posición 40 de las mejores universidades de Latinoamérica|trans-title=The UPR ranked in the position 40 of the best universities of Latin America|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/la-upr-se-coloca-en-la-posicion-40-de-las-mejores-universidades-de-latinoamerica/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=[[El Nuevo Día]]|language=es}}</ref>

As a system, the University of Puerto Rico placed in the 800–1000 bracket in the 2018 edition of [[QS World University Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Universidad de Puerto Rico|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/universidad-de-puerto-rico|access-date=8 December 2017|website=Top Universities|publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds Limited}}</ref> Times Higher Education also ranks it in the 801–1000 bracket in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=QS World University Rankings 2020|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2020|access-date=13 August 2019|website=Top Universities}}</ref> UPR was ranked among the best 20 universities in [[Latin America]] by SCImago ranking in 2010.<ref>[[College and university rankings#SCImago institutions rankings: 2009 world report]]</ref> The University of Puerto Rico ranked 18th and [[University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez]] ranked 78th by [[Webometrics Ranking of World Universities|Webometrics]] in Latin America.<ref name="webometrics2">{{cite web|title=Ranking Web of Universities, Latin America|url=https://www.webometrics.info/en/Latin_America|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref> The UPR is the number one university in the Caribbean according to Webometrics.<ref name="webometricsCaribe2">{{cite web|title=Ranking Web of Universities, Caribbean|url=https://www.webometrics.info/en/Americas/Caribbean|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>

The system's only school of engineering at the Mayagüez campus is accredited by [[ABET]] and graduates more than 600 engineers per year. The school was chosen as the top engineering school for Hispanics by ''Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hispanicengineer.com/Editorial/top%20schools.shtml |title=Schools |publisher=Hispanicengineer.com |access-date=2010-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328142121/http://www.hispanicengineer.com/Editorial/top%20schools.shtml |archive-date=March 28, 2010 }}</ref>

In 2020 the director of [[NASA]] grant consortium in Puerto Rico doctor Gerardo Moller, stated that 25% of the Hispanic employees hired by NASA are graduates of the UPR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El 25% del personal hispano de NASA es egresado de la UPR|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/el-25-del-personal-hispano-de-nasa-es-egresado-de-la-upr/|access-date=2020-08-24|website=Primera Hora|date=31 May 2020}}</ref>

Research activity, measured in terms of external funds received, has grown exponentially since 1985, doubling every five years. In 2007–2008 the UPR received over $87 million for research.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://acweb.upr.edu/vpit/facts/degrees.html/ |title= Vice President for Research and Technology|website=acweb.upr.edu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130051210/http://acweb.upr.edu/vpit/facts/degrees.html/ |archive-date=November 30, 2014}}</ref>