UPRCA vs UPRA 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-Carolina and University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo.

UPRCA	vs.	UPRA
Carolina, Puerto Rico	Location	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$7,986 Out-Of-State$7,986	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,324 Out-Of-State$5,324
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$7,859	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,258

53.01 %	Acceptance Rates	61.98 %
76.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	78.00 %
904	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
38 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
72 %	Retention Rate	76 %
2,270	Student Population	2,897
81	Number of Faculties	127
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

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