Quad

Head-to-head

Fort Valley State
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo's yield is 54 pts higher than Fort Valley State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo has 16 pts more Pell recipients than Fort Valley State (89% vs. 73%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Fort Valley State has 12 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo (34% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Fort Valley State grads earn $6.2K more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo's ($36,666 vs. $30,512)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo graduates 3 pts more of its students than Fort Valley State (49% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo admits 59% vs. 66% at Fort Valley State

    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

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

Who's hardest to get into

U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo admits 59%, Fort Valley State 66%; U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo's yield is higher, at 77%.

Acceptance rate
Fort Valley State66%
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo59%
Quad's selectivity
  • Fort Valley StateAccessible
  • U. Puerto Rico-AreciboSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Fort Valley State
930–1070
U. Puerto Rico-AreciboTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Fort Valley StateRigor, GPA, and tests very important2%
  • U. Puerto Rico-AreciboGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Fort Valley State and U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo are about the same size; U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Fort Valley State2.7K
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo2.7K
Pell Grant share
Fort Valley State73%
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo89%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Fort Valley State, and Microbiology at U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo; U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo has 19 students per faculty member to Fort Valley State's 21.

Students per faculty member
Fort Valley State21 to 1
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Fort Valley StatePsychology, General14%
  • U. Puerto Rico-AreciboMicrobiology, General23%

What each costs

Only Fort Valley State reports an average cost ($11.5K).

Average cost, all students
Fort Valley State$11.5K
U. Puerto Rico-AreciboNot reported
Aid generosity
Fort Valley State45%
U. Puerto Rico-AreciboNot reported

What each pays off

Fort Valley State's former students earn more, a median $36.7K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Fort Valley State$36.7K
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo$30.5K
Graduation rate
Fort Valley State46%
U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Puerto Rico-Arecibo got more selective while Fort Valley State got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Fort Valley StateGrowing+133%
  • U. Puerto Rico-AreciboGrowing+10%
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;Fort Valley State University Common Data Set 2014–15, Fall 2014;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