The University of Puerto Rico, founded in 1903, is a public university system made up of eleven campuses distributed throughout Puerto Rico; all campuses are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. With a vibrant academic community of over 62,000 students, 5,000 faculty members and 8,000 non–teaching employees, the University is the largest Hispanic Serving Institution in the United States. In Puerto Rico one of every two degrees at the college level is granted by the University of Puerto Rico. The University of Puerto Rico is dedicated to: serving the people of Puerto Rico and upholding the ideals of a democratic society; cultivate the love of learning; preserve, enrich, and disseminate the fundamental cultural values of the people of Puerto Rico within the Island’s Caribbean and Latin American context; collaborate with other institutions and agencies in studying the Island’s socioeconomics and political problems, and in devising solutions to those problems; and maintaining the institution’s commitment to the ideals and values of the Puerto Rican society