Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla's yield is 83 pts higher than South Carolina State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla graduates 14 pts more of its students than South Carolina State (50% vs. 36%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla has 12 pts more Pell recipients than South Carolina State (83% vs. 70%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    South Carolina State grads earn $10.3K more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla's ($38,262 vs. $27,997)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla is more diverse (index 0.28 vs. 0.18)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    South Carolina State has 8 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla (36% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students

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-Aguadilla admits 81%, South Carolina State 83%; U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla's yield is higher, at 95%.

Acceptance rate
U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla81%
South Carolina State83%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Puerto Rico-AguadillaAccessible
  • South Carolina StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
791–1023
South Carolina StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Puerto Rico-AguadillaGPA and school record required
  • South Carolina StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

South Carolina State has 1.6× as many undergrads as U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla; U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla1.9K
South Carolina State2.9K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla83%
South Carolina State70%

Majors and faculty

Biological and Biomedical Sciences leads at U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla, and Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at South Carolina State.

Students per faculty member
U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla19 to 1
South Carolina State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Puerto Rico-AguadillaBiological and Biomedical Sciences, Other42%
  • South Carolina StateFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General13%

What each costs

Only South Carolina State reports an average cost ($20.6K).

Average cost, all students
U. Puerto Rico-AguadillaNot reported
South Carolina State$20.6K
Aid generosity
U. Puerto Rico-AguadillaNot reported
South Carolina State35%

What each pays off

South Carolina State's former students earn more, a median $38.3K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla$28K
South Carolina State$38.3K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla50%
South Carolina State36%

How each has changed

Applications grew at South Carolina State but fell at U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla; U. Puerto Rico-Aguadilla got more selective while South Carolina State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Puerto Rico-AguadillaShrinking−23%
  • South Carolina StateGrowing+278%
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