Ana G. Méndez University

The Gurabo campus, usually referred to as the Universidad del Turabo, covers 140 acres with fifteen buildings. The campus includes a library with a computer center, two museums, four auditoriums, a bookstore, two cafeterias, one café, and dedicated computer centers and studying rooms in some academic departments. The university also has a sports complex with its respective gym, weight room, running track, 25-meter swimming pool, baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and other green areas for student recreation. The University consists of seven major colleges:

• Business and Administration
• Education
• Engineering
• Health Sciences
• International School of Design
• Science and Technology
• Social Sciences

The University has libraries available for the use of students as well as a virtual library where books and useful information is readily available or easily requested for specific researches or projects. The main library includes a computer room, studying areas, conference rooms, and the library itself. There is a library-museum named after the former governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Rosselló, as "Biblioteca Museo Dr. Pedro Rosselló", which includes a museum, library, studying area, and an auditorium. There is also a main museum with a center for humanistic studies named "Dra. Josefina Camacho de la Nuez" and the entrance is free of charge.

Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Recinto de Gurabo

Universidad del Turabo
Motto	Pensar es Crear la Luz de la Vida
Motto in English	Thinking is Creating the Light of Life
Type	Private University
Established	1972
Rector	E. David Méndez
Academic staff	150 full-time
Administrative staff	200 adjunct professors
Students	16,000
Undergraduates	13,000
Location	Gurabo , Puerto Rico 18.239647°N 66.006259°W / 18.239647; -66.006259
Campus	140 acres (main campus)
Colors
Mascot	Taínos (from Taíno)
Website	ut.suagm.edu

University of Turabo (now the Gurabo campus) was established in 1972.[12] In 1974 it earned accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Puerto Rico Higher Education Council.

In 2004, it began the doctoral program in Environmental Sciences and the advent of the Strategic Plan for Scientific Research. Today, enrollment exceeds 15,000 students of which over 450 are doctoral level.

In 2018, the National Science Foundation announced a partnership between the University of Turabo and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source at Cornell University (CHESS).[13]

It offered academic studies from technical certificates to doctorates degrees in seven schools: Engineering, Science and Technology, Health Sciences, Education, Business and Administration, Design and Architecture, and Social Sciences.

The Metropolitan University —or Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) in Spanish— is a private, non-profit, and secular university system in Puerto Rico which is now part of the Ana G. Mendez University. It has five campuses:

• Aguadilla
• Bayamón
• Jayuya
• San Juan - the main campus and usually referred to as the Metropolitan University itself as it was the first campus and is the largest one.
• Comerio

Cabo Rojo campus

Universidad del Este (UNE) was a private non-profit institution of higher education. Founded in 1949 as Puerto Rico Junior College, it grew into a four-year institution in 1992 and finally evolved into a university in 2001. Universidad del Este offered occupational, liberal arts, education, health, science and business programs leading to certificates, associate, bachelor, and master's degree programs in different disciplines. Its main campus was located in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The university also maintained five off-campus sites located in Yauco, Utuado, Cabo Rojo, Manatí and Santa Isabel. In August 2003, Universidad del Este established its first branch campus, Metro Orlando University Center located in Orlando, Florida.