UPRA vs EAPD 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
EAPD has more expensive tuition & fees ($8,502) than UPRA ($5,324).
It is harder to admit to UPRA than EAPD.
UPRA has more students with 2,897 students while EAPD has 489 students.
EAPD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UPRA's ratio is 18 to 1.
UPRA has more full-time faculties with 127 faculties while EAPD has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo and Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico.

UPRA	vs.	EAPD
Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Location	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$5,324 Out-Of-State$5,324	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,902 Out-Of-State$8,502
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$8,258	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,171

62.26 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
77.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	100.00 %
-	SAT Score	985
-	ACT Score	-
48 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
76 %	Retention Rate	81 %
2,897	Student Population	489
127	Number of Faculties	19
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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

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