The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a private, non-profit Institution of higher education with close bonds with the Catholic Church of Puerto Rico.  The University was founded on September 8, 1948 as “Universidad de Santa María”.

The Catholic University of Puerto Rico was canonically established by the Holy See on August 1972.  In January 1991, its Sacred Congregation on Catholic Education conferred the Institution its highest honor:  the title of Pontifical.  Thus, the University became the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.

Since then, the University has grown qualitatively and quantitatively providing its students with an integrated education that satisfies their personal, academic and spiritual needs. Presently, the University has three Campuses.  Its Academic offerings include Associate, Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral Degrees from its five major colleges:  Arts and Humanities, Business, Education, Sciences and Law School.

Institutional Scholarship

The student body has grown from 192 students in 1948 to over 9,000 in 2006.  Today, ninety percent (90%) of the students enrolled require some type of financial aid or assistance to continue or conclude their university degree. 

Your contribution is essential in order to continue helping our students with their educational expenses.  By becoming a sponsor of the 16th El Pionero Golf Tournament you help students concentrate on their educational goals of becoming professionals, in different fields of study, by relieving them of the financial burden which can impede their efforts to complete a University degree.