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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo has 13 pts more Pell recipients than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (89% vs. 76%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (22% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo is a bit larger (2,669 vs. 2,404)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo2.7K
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina2.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo89%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina76%
First-gen share
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo22%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina18%
Diversity index
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo0.00
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0.07

Who they are

Men
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo41%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina35%
Part-time students
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo5%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina16%
Students 25 and older
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo3%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina7%

Race & ethnicity

U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo100%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina97%
First-years from other states
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo0%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0%
First-years from abroad
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo0%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0%
New transfer students this fall
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo25
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina91
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo4%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina12%

Campus

U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Small cityNo college housingStudy abroad
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
Large suburbNo college housing

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why