Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. the Cumberlands's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 16% at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. the Cumberlands is more diverse (index 0.33 vs. 0.15)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    U. the Cumberlands has 18 pts more first-gen students than Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico (40% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. the Cumberlands graduates 16 pts more of its students than Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico (47% vs. 32%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. the Cumberlands costs about $10.9K less per year on average than Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ($14,923 vs. $25,825, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has 9 pts more Pell recipients than U. the Cumberlands (62% vs. 53%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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. the Cumberlands admits 99%; Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. the Cumberlands99%
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. the CumberlandsOpen
  • Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoNot rated
SAT middle 50%
U. the CumberlandsTest-blind
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. the CumberlandsGPA and school record required
  • Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. the Cumberlands has 1.9× as many undergrads as Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico; Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. the Cumberlands6.9K
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico3.6K
Pell Grant share
U. the Cumberlands53%
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico62%

Majors and faculty

General Studies leads at U. the Cumberlands, and Industrial Engineering at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

Students per faculty member
U. the Cumberlands23 to 1
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. the CumberlandsGeneral Studies19%
  • Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoIndustrial Engineering15%

What each costs

U. the Cumberlands costs about $10.9K less a year than Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. the Cumberlands$14.9K
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico$25.8K
Aid generosity
U. the Cumberlands43%
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico16%

What each pays off

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico's former students earn more, a median $47.5K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. the Cumberlands$45K
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico$47.5K
Graduation rate
U. the Cumberlands47%
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico32%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. the Cumberlands, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. the CumberlandsGrowing+31%
  • Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoNot reported
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