Quad

Head-to-head

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez grads earn $13.3K more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's ($48,992 vs. $35,723)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (59% vs. 50%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (66% vs. 65%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez has 1 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (17% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a bit larger (9,539 vs. 8,572)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's yield is 1 pts higher than U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's

    Yield 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

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

Who's hardest to get into

U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras admits 55%, U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 57%; both have the same yield, 71%.

Acceptance rate
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez57%
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras55%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezSelective
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSelective
SAT middle 50%
U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezTest-blind
U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezGPA and school record required
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a bit larger than U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (9,539 vs. 8,572 undergrads); U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez9.5K
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras8.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez65%
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras66%

Majors and faculty

Mechanical Engineering leads at U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, and Biology/Biological Sciences at U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.

Students per faculty member
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez19 to 1
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezMechanical Engineering9%
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasBiology/Biological Sciences, General14%

What each pays off

U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's former students earn more, a median $49K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez$49K
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras$35.7K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez59%
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras50%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez but fell at U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras; U. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez got more selective while U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Puerto Rico-MayaguezGrowing+50%
  • U. Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasShrinking−51%
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