UPR-Ponce vs Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

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UPR-Ponce is a public and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo has more expensive tuition & fees ($5,580) than UPR-Ponce ($5,324).
It is harder to admit to Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo than UPR-Ponce.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo has more students with 2,705 students while UPR-Ponce has 2,221 students.
UPR-Ponce has a lower number of students per faculty with 22 to 1 while Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's ratio is 24 to 1.
UPR-Ponce has more full-time faculties with 72 faculties while Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo has 69 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Puerto Rico at Ponce and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo.

UPR-Ponce	vs.	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Ponce, Puerto Rico	Location	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
In-State$5,324 Out-Of-State$5,324	2024 Tuition & Fees	$5,580
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$8,941	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,242

56.00 %	Acceptance Rates	37.97 %
74.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	98.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
44 %	Graduation Rate	32 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	65 %
2,221	Student Population	2,705
72	Number of Faculties	69
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	24 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service

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