UPRM 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 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-Mayaguez and University of Puerto Rico-Carolina.

UPRM	vs.	UPRCA
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	Location	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$5,274 Out-Of-State$5,274	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,986 Out-Of-State$7,986
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$7,377	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,859

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