Quad

Head-to-head

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Albany State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez graduates 26 pts more of its students than Albany State (59% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Albany State is more diverse (index 0.29 vs. 0.11)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Albany State has 17 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (34% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez grads earn $8.3K more ten years out than Albany State's ($48,992 vs. $40,674)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has 1.6× as many undergrads as Albany State

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Albany State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (69% vs. 65%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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%; Albany State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez57%
Albany StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezSelective
  • Albany StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%
U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezTest-blind
Albany StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezGPA and school record required
  • Albany StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has 1.6× as many undergrads as Albany State; Albany State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez9.5K
Albany State6K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez65%
Albany State69%

Majors and faculty

Mechanical Engineering leads at U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Albany State.

Students per faculty member
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez19 to 1
Albany State21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezMechanical Engineering9%
  • Albany StateHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General16%

What each costs

Only Albany State reports an average cost ($13.6K).

Average cost, all students
U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezNot reported
Albany State$13.6K
Aid generosity
U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezNot reported
Albany State36%

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
Albany State$40.7K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez59%
Albany State34%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezGrowing+50%
  • Albany StateNot reported
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