Quad

Head-to-head

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
Alcorn State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's yield is 50 pts higher than Alcorn State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Alcorn State has 16 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (35% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's SAT midpoint is 99 points higher than Alcorn State's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Alcorn State (76% vs. 70%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Alcorn State grads earn $5.8K more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's ($36,421 vs. $30,626)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

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

    Graduation 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

Who's hardest to get into

Alcorn State admits 45%, U. Puerto Rico-Carolina 55%; U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's yield is higher, at 70%.

Acceptance rate
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina55%
Alcorn State45%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaAccessible
  • Alcorn StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 600–1600
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
809–1057
Alcorn State
670–998
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaGPA and school record required
  • Alcorn StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Puerto Rico-Carolina and Alcorn State are about the same size; U. Puerto Rico-Carolina has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina2.4K
Alcorn State2.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina76%
Alcorn State70%

Majors and faculty

Forensic Psychology leads at U. Puerto Rico-Carolina, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Alcorn State.

Students per faculty member
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina20 to 1
Alcorn State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaForensic Psychology28%
  • Alcorn StateBiology/Biological Sciences, General19%

What each costs

Only Alcorn State reports an average cost ($13K).

Average cost, all students
U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaNot reported
Alcorn State$13K
Aid generosity
U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaNot reported
Alcorn State45%

What each pays off

Alcorn State's former students earn more, a median $36.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Alcorn State to 46% at U. Puerto Rico-Carolina.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina$30.6K
Alcorn State$36.4K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina46%
Alcorn State49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaGrowing+31%
  • Alcorn StateGrowing+214%
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;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