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U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce has 7 pts more Pell recipients than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (83% vs. 76%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce has 3 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (21% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina is a bit larger (2,404 vs. 2,278)

    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-Carolina2.4K
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce2.3K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina76%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce83%
First-gen share
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina18%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce21%
Diversity index
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0.07
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce0.00

Who they are

Men
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina35%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce47%
Part-time students
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina16%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce4%
Students 25 and older
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina7%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce6%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina97%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce100%
First-years from other states
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce0%
First-years from abroad
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina0%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce0%
New transfer students this fall
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina91
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce40
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina12%
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce6%

Campus

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
Large suburbNo college housing
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce
Midsize cityNo college housingROTCStudy abroad

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