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HISTORY ]] The University of Puerto Rico is considered the most selective and complete university in Puerto Rico and has a reputation for academic excellence. In 1900, at Fajardo , the "Escuela Normal Industrial" was established as the first higher education center in Puerto Rico . The following year it was moved to Rio Piedras. On March 12 , 1903 , a law was passed which officially created the University of Puerto Rico. That same day, the "Escuela Normal" was proclaimed as the first department of the University of Puerto Rico. In 1908, the United States Government extended financial aid to the University of Puerto Rico as part of the Morill Act , thus making UPR a Land-grant University . From these new funds, another campus, "El Colegio de Agricultura", was established in 1911 at Mayagüez . One year later, its name was changed to "Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas" (CAAM). On September 20 , 1966 , then Governor Roberto Sánchez Vilella signed a law which reorganized the University of Puerto Rico. The most important changes were:
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In 1993, legislation was approved to create a Board of Trustees for UPR that would take on the university governance duties previously performed by the Council on Higher Education, which remains the top regulatory body for all public and private universities in Puerto Rico. UPR's student body has grown from 173 at its foundation in 1903 to over 70,000 today. These students are served by 5,600 professors and 14,000 non-teaching staff at eleven campuses throughout Puerto Rico. UPR PRESIDENTS CAMPUSES
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