UPRCA vs Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

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

UPRCA is a public and Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has more expensive tuition & fees ($9,810) than UPRCA ($7,986).
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has more students with 4,244 students while UPRCA has 2,270 students.
UPRCA has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico's ratio is 18 to 1.
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has more full-time faculties with 125 faculties while UPRCA has 81 full-time faculties.

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

UPRCA	vs.	Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Carolina, Puerto Rico	Location	Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$7,986 Out-Of-State$7,986	2024 Tuition & Fees	$9,810
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$7,859	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$4,110

53.01 %	Acceptance Rates	-
76.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
904	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
38 %	Graduation Rate	19 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
72 %	Retention Rate	77 %
2,270	Student Population	4,244
81	Number of Faculties	125
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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