Quad

Head-to-head

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Alabama A & M

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's yield is 56 pts higher than Alabama A & M's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez graduates 29 pts more of its students than Alabama A & M (59% vs. 31%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Alabama A & M has 20 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (37% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez grads earn $8.4K more ten years out than Alabama A & M's ($48,992 vs. $40,628)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Alabama A & M is more diverse (index 0.19 vs. 0.11)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has 1.6× as many undergrads as Alabama A & M

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez admits 57%, Alabama A & M 58%; U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's yield is higher, at 71%.

Acceptance rate
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez57%
Alabama A & M58%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezSelective
  • Alabama A & MAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezTest-blind
Alabama A & M
810–1040
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezGPA and school record required
  • Alabama A & MGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has 1.6× as many undergrads as Alabama A & M and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez9.5K
Alabama A & M6.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez65%
Alabama A & M63%

Majors and faculty

Mechanical Engineering leads at U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Alabama A & M; both have 19 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez19 to 1
Alabama A & M19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezMechanical Engineering9%
  • Alabama A & MBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%

What each costs

Only Alabama A & M reports an average cost ($20.8K).

Average cost, all students
U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezNot reported
Alabama A & M$20.8K
Aid generosity
U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezNot reported
Alabama A & M35%

What each pays off

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's former students earn more, a median $49K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez$49K
Alabama A & M$40.6K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez59%
Alabama A & M31%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez got more selective while Alabama A & M got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezGrowing+50%
  • Alabama A & MGrowing+136%
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