Quad

Head-to-head

U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico at Cayey's yield is 62 pts higher than U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff has 18 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico at Cayey (37% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico at Cayey has 6 pts more Pell recipients than U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff (76% vs. 70%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff grads earn $4.6K more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico at Cayey's ($35,550 vs. $30,958)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Puerto Rico at Cayey graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff (48% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff admits 41% vs. 53% at U. Puerto Rico at Cayey

    Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff admits 41%, U. Puerto Rico at Cayey 53%; U. Puerto Rico at Cayey's yield is higher, at 77%.

Acceptance rate
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff41%
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey53%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffAccessible
  • U. Puerto Rico at CayeySelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff
845–1108
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey
843–1073
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffGPA and school record required
  • U. Puerto Rico at CayeyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Puerto Rico at Cayey is a bit larger than U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff (2,069 vs. 1,807 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff1.8K
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey2.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff70%
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey76%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at both; U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff has 12 students per faculty member to U. Puerto Rico at Cayey's 24.

Students per faculty member
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff12 to 1
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey24 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%
  • U. Puerto Rico at CayeyBiology/Biological Sciences, General25%

What each costs

Only U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff reports an average cost ($15.5K).

Average cost, all students
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff$15.5K
U. Puerto Rico at CayeyNot reported
Aid generosity
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff40%
U. Puerto Rico at CayeyNot reported

What each pays off

U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff's former students earn more, a median $35.6K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff$35.6K
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey$31K
Graduation rate
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff44%
U. Puerto Rico at Cayey48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Puerto Rico at Cayey got more selective while U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffGrowing+89%
  • U. Puerto Rico at CayeyGrowing+17%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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