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U. Puerto Rico at Ponce
Alcorn State

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Alcorn State has 13 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico at Ponce (35% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce has 13 pts more Pell recipients than Alcorn State (83% vs. 70%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Alcorn State is a bit larger (2,363 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 at Ponce2.3K
Alcorn State2.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce83%
Alcorn State70%
First-gen share
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce21%
Alcorn State35%
Diversity index
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce0.00
Alcorn State0.07

Who they are

Men
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce47%
Alcorn State33%
Part-time students
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce4%
Alcorn State13%
Students 25 and older
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce6%
Alcorn State10%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce100%
Alcorn State69%
First-years from other states
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce0%
Alcorn State30%
First-years from abroad
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce0%
Alcorn State1%
New transfer students this fall
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce40
Alcorn State174
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce6%
Alcorn State22%

Campus

U. Puerto Rico at Ponce
Midsize cityNo college housingROTCStudy abroad
Alcorn State
Rural, remoteNCAA D-I FCS · Southwestern Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy 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