PUCPR-Mayaguez vs UPRCA

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PUCPR-Mayaguez is a private (not-for-profit) and UPRCA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UPRCA has more expensive tuition & fees ($7,986) than PUCPR-Mayaguez ($6,238).
It is harder to admit to UPRCA than PUCPR-Mayaguez.
UPRCA has more students with 2,270 students while PUCPR-Mayaguez has 725 students.
PUCPR-Mayaguez has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while UPRCA's ratio is 16 to 1.
UPRCA has more full-time faculties with 81 faculties while PUCPR-Mayaguez has 37 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and University of Puerto Rico-Carolina.

PUCPR-Mayaguez	vs.	UPRCA
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	Location	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$6,238	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,986 Out-Of-State$7,986
100%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$7,425	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,859

96.94 %	Acceptance Rates	53.01 %
18.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	76.03 %
-	SAT Score	904
-	ACT Score	-
35 %	Graduation Rate	38 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
80 %	Retention Rate	72 %
725	Student Population	2,270
37	Number of Faculties	81
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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