Universidad, located in Rio Piedras, is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It originally belonged to the municipality of RÃÂo Piedras. When RÃÂo Piedras was annexed to San Juan in 1951, RÃÂo 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 RÃÂo Piedras. The underground section of the Tren Urbano with the Universidad station is located below Ponce de León Avenue, to the west of the neighborhood.
In 2010, Universidad had a population of 2,515.
Universidad is divided into the following four subbarrios:
On October 14, 2019, the Ernesto Ramos Antonini public housing residence (located near the university) was the scene of a mass shooting, with more than 1000 shots fired with six people dead. Puerto Rico has struggled with escalating criminality, mainly due to the illegal drug trade.