Quad

Head-to-head

Lincoln
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's yield is 58 pts higher than Lincoln's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Lincoln is more diverse (index 0.28 vs. 0.07)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Lincoln has 20 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (39% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Lincoln grads earn $12.5K more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's ($43,167 vs. $30,626)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Lincoln (76% vs. 69%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina has 1.6× as many undergrads as Lincoln

    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

Who's hardest to get into

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina admits 55%, Lincoln 66%; U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's yield is higher, at 70%.

Acceptance rate
Lincoln66%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina55%
Quad's selectivity
  • LincolnOpen
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Lincoln
820–960
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
809–1057
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LincolnGPA very important15%
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina has 1.6× as many undergrads as Lincoln and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lincoln1.5K
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina2.4K
Pell Grant share
Lincoln69%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina76%

Majors and faculty

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences leads at Lincoln, and Forensic Psychology at U. Puerto Rico-Carolina.

Students per faculty member
Lincoln12 to 1
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LincolnHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General19%
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaForensic Psychology28%

What each costs

Only Lincoln reports an average cost ($19.3K).

Average cost, all students
Lincoln$19.3K
U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaNot reported
Aid generosity
Lincoln40%
U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaNot reported

What each pays off

Lincoln's former students earn more, a median $43.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 48% at Lincoln to 46% at U. Puerto Rico-Carolina.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lincoln$43.2K
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina$30.6K
Graduation rate
Lincoln48%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Puerto Rico-Carolina but held steady at Lincoln; U. Puerto Rico-Carolina got more selective while Lincoln got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LincolnSteady+1%
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaGrowing+31%
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;Lincoln University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Lincoln University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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