Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico


Universidad is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It originally belonged to the municipality of Río Piedras. When Río Piedras was annexed to San Juan in 1951, Río Piedras's barrio Universidad became one of San Juan's barrios.
Universidad is notable for being the location of the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras.
The underground section of the Tren Urbano with the Universidad station is located below the Ponce de León avenue to the west of the neighborhood.

Crime

On October 14, 2019, the Ernesto Ramos Antonini public housing residence, located near the university, was the site of a mass killing with more than 1000 shots fired and six people dead. Puerto Rico has been grappling with escalating criminality mainly due to the drug trade.

Population

In 2000, Universidad had a total population of 2,501 inhabitants.

Subbarrios

Universidad is divided into the following four subbarrios: