PUCPR vs UPRCA Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

PUCPR 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 ($6,340).
It is harder to admit to UPRCA than PUCPR.
PUCPR has a higher submitted SAT score (1,285) than UPRCA (904).
PUCPR has more students with 5,776 students while UPRCA has 2,270 students.
UPRCA has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while PUCPR's ratio is 21 to 1.
PUCPR has more full-time faculties with 222 faculties while UPRCA has 81 full-time faculties.

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

PUCPR	vs.	UPRCA
Ponce, Puerto Rico	Location	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$6,340	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,986 Out-Of-State$7,986
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$7,389	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,859

90.00 %	Acceptance Rates	53.01 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	76.03 %
1,285	SAT Score	904
-	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	38 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
79 %	Retention Rate	72 %
5,776	Student Population	2,270
222	Number of Faculties	81
21 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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