UPRCA vs University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UPRCA has more expensive tuition & fees ($7,986) than University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras ($5,324).
It is harder to admit to University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras than UPRCA.
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has more students with 12,037 students while UPRCA has 2,270 students.
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UPRCA's ratio is 16 to 1.
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has more full-time faculties with 719 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-Rio Piedras.

UPRCA	vs.	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Carolina, Puerto Rico	Location	San Juan, 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	Research University (high research activity)
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	84%
$7,859	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,654

53.01 %	Acceptance Rates	52.99 %
76.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	73.99 %
904	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
38 %	Graduation Rate	47 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	77 %
2,270	Student Population	12,037
81	Number of Faculties	719
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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, On-campus daycare

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