| Official Name: | Universidad |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Barrio |
| Coordinates: | 18.4074°N -66.0463°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Commonwealth |
| Subdivision Name: |  Puerto Rico |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | San Juan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Note: | 2010 census |
| Population Total: | 2515 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4056.5 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 66 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Universidad, located in Rio Piedras, is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[2]
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 Ponce de León Avenue, to the west of the neighborhood.
In 2010, Universidad had a population of 2,515.[2] [3]
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.[4]