Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Caribbean University-Ponce has 19 pts more first-gen students than Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (50% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo graduates 14 pts more of its students than Caribbean University-Ponce (45% vs. 31%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Caribbean University-Ponce has 1.5× as many undergrads as Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Caribbean University-Ponce has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo (71% vs. 69%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo grads earn $2.1K more ten years out than Caribbean University-Ponce's ($24,908 vs. $22,842)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo admits 94%; Caribbean University-Ponce doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo94%
Caribbean University-PonceNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-AreciboOpen
  • Caribbean University-PonceNot rated
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-AreciboGPA and school record required
  • Caribbean University-PonceNot reported

Who's on each campus

Caribbean University-Ponce has 1.5× as many undergrads as Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo273
Caribbean University-Ponce414
Pell Grant share
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo69%
Caribbean University-Ponce71%

Majors and faculty

Biomedical Sciences leads at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Caribbean University-Ponce.

Students per faculty member
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo10 to 1
Caribbean University-Ponce10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-AreciboBiomedical Sciences, General19%
  • Caribbean University-PonceElectrical and Electronics Engineering35%

What each pays off

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo's former students earn more, a median $24.9K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo$24.9K
Caribbean University-Ponce$22.8K
Graduation rate
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo45%
Caribbean University-Ponce31%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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