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The Inter American University of Puerto Rico ?or Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (UIPR) in Spanish, and often referred as Inter? is a private university system in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1912 in San German, Puerto Rico. It is composed of 9 campuses and two specialized schools. It is the largest private institution on the island and in all of the Caribbean, and in 1944 it became the first institution outside the continental United States to be accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Year Founded:1912Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:No
Location:San Juan, PRWebsite:http://www.derecho.inter.edu/
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$63 U.S. News (2009):999# Applications:987Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:395LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:245J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/30/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:40%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:10/10/2008   Yield Rate:62% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):12Full Time Faculty:2575th GPA:3.56 75th LSAT:145
1L Section Size (PT):9Part Time Faculty:43Median GPA:3.24 Median LSAT:138
2L/3L Courses:57Student to Faculty Ratio:28.525th GPA:3.15 25th LSAT:139
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:327 1L Attrition:11.3%Total Law Firms:0
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:622 Transfers In:23NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:211 Transfers Out:20DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:833   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$12,891% Receiving Grant Aid:11.0% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:PR
Part Time Tuition:$9,611Full Tuition & Stipend:1.2% % Employed (9 mos.):90.8%% Pass (First Time):47%
Living Expenses:$15,223Full Tuition:8.9%   State Average:50%
Total Cost (FT):$28,114Half Tuition:0.9%   Difference:-3%
Total Cost (PT):$24,834Other Scholarships:0.0%