The University of Puerto Rico at Cayey (UPR-Cayey) is a state university located in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. The University of Puerto Rico at Cayey is among the fifty U.S. universities graduate more students in bachelor degrees in science and engineering, and between universities designated as minority serving institutions. In the United States ranks thirty in the number of graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences. It is a school in various fields (Liberal Arts) because it offers a wide range of academic programs in multiple disciplines. The University of Puerto Rico in Cayey also serves as a starting point for students interested in applying to programs in the Medical Sciences Campus or at Mayagüez Campus through what is known as articulated transfer. UPR-Cayey has outstanding student programs such as Howard Hughes Project, to provide research experience to students of biology, which promotes student participation in scientific research in university laboratories outside Puerto Rico.