UPRCA vs UPRM 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 UPRM ($5,274).
It is harder to admit to UPRM than UPRCA.
UPRM has more students with 11,062 students while UPRCA has 2,270 students.
UPRCA has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while UPRM's ratio is 19 to 1.
UPRM has more full-time faculties with 479 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-Mayaguez.

UPRCA	vs.	UPRM
Carolina, Puerto Rico	Location	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$5,274 Out-Of-State$5,274
90%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$7,859	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,377

52.73 %	Acceptance Rates	52.17 %
75.91 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	81.58 %
904	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
38 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	83 %
2,270	Student Population	11,062
81	Number of Faculties	479
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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