Puerto Rico is an island territory of the United States with its own rich blend of Indigenous, Spanish, African, and North American influences. Due to its unique political history and relationship with the U.S., it is an ideal location for students interested in Caribbean Studies, Afro-Latinx Studies, Diaspora Studies, Postcolonialism Studies, and Spanish.  Students interested in Marine and Conservation Biology, Environmental Sciences, and Environmental Studies will also find plenty of opportunities to study those fields in this unique location.

Although technically not study "abroad,” this program will be administered as one of the Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad. Like our other programs all over the world, the School in Puerto Rico will allow students to study away in the context of the host community’s cultural and academic environment, immersed as much as possible in Spanish under the Middlebury Language Pledge.

Application materials:

A personal statement
Copy of domestic U.S. travel document (passport, passport card, REAL ID)
An official transcript
Study abroad advisor approval form
One letter of recommendation from a recent language professor
Writing sample in Spanish
$75 application fee (non-Middlebury students only)

The Universidad del Sagrado Corazón is the oldest private educational institution in Puerto Rico. Located on a small and welcoming campus in the heart of San Juan, the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón offers an innovative curriculum built on new ways of thinking, creating, and living. The faculty at Sagrado are committed to teaching within an ethical framework of social responsibility and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Offering courses in the Natural Sciences, Business, Communication, Education, Humanities, and the Social Sciences, students at Sagrado have the opportunity to engage with new ideas and content both in the classroom and outside of it through the wide variety of community engagement and student life opportunities that the university offers.

Students studying at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón will live in an on-campus residence hall with a local roommate.