UPRA 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.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UPRCA has more expensive tuition & fees ($7,986) than UPRA ($5,324).
It is harder to admit to UPRCA than UPRA.
UPRA has more students with 2,897 students while UPRCA has 2,270 students.
UPRCA has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while UPRA's ratio is 18 to 1.
UPRA has more full-time faculties with 127 faculties while UPRCA has 81 full-time faculties.

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

UPRA	vs.	UPRCA
Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Location	Carolina, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$5,324 Out-Of-State$5,324	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,986 Out-Of-State$7,986
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$8,258	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,859

62.26 %	Acceptance Rates	52.73 %
77.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	75.91 %
-	SAT Score	904
-	ACT Score	-
48 %	Graduation Rate	38 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
76 %	Retention Rate	72 %
2,897	Student Population	2,270
127	Number of Faculties	81
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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, Placement services

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