UPR-Ponce vs EAPD Academic Comparison

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
EAPD has more expensive tuition & fees ($8,502) than UPR-Ponce ($5,324).
It is harder to admit to UPR-Ponce than EAPD.
UPR-Ponce has more students with 2,221 students while EAPD has 489 students.
EAPD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UPR-Ponce's ratio is 22 to 1.
UPR-Ponce has more full-time faculties with 72 faculties while EAPD has 19 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Puerto Rico at Ponce and Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico.

UPR-Ponce	vs.	EAPD
Ponce, Puerto Rico	Location	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$5,324 Out-Of-State$5,324	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,902 Out-Of-State$8,502
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$8,941	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,171

56.00 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
74.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	100.00 %
-	SAT Score	985
-	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	37 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
76 %	Retention Rate	81 %
2,221	Student Population	489
72	Number of Faculties	19
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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