Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's yield is 57 pts higher than Alabama A & M's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Alabama A & M has 21 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (37% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras graduates 20 pts more of its students than Alabama A & M (50% vs. 31%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Alabama A & M is more diverse (index 0.19 vs. 0.11)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Alabama A & M grads earn $4.9K more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's ($40,628 vs. $35,723)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is a bit larger (8,572 vs. 6,124)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras admits 55%, Alabama A & M 58%; U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's yield is higher, at 71%.

Acceptance rate
Alabama A & M58%
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras55%
Quad's selectivity
  • Alabama A & MAccessible
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Alabama A & M
810–1040
U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Alabama A & MGPA and school record required
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is a bit larger than Alabama A & M (8,572 vs. 6,124 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Alabama A & M6.1K
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras8.6K
Pell Grant share
Alabama A & M63%
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras66%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at both; U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has 11 students per faculty member to Alabama A & M's 19.

Students per faculty member
Alabama A & M19 to 1
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Alabama A & MBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasBiology/Biological Sciences, General14%

What each costs

Only Alabama A & M reports an average cost ($20.8K).

Average cost, all students
Alabama A & M$20.8K
U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasNot reported
Aid generosity
Alabama A & M35%
U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasNot reported

What each pays off

Alabama A & M's former students earn more, a median $40.6K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Alabama A & M$40.6K
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras$35.7K
Graduation rate
Alabama A & M31%
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras50%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Alabama A & M but fell at U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Alabama A & MGrowing+136%
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasShrinking−51%
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