Quad

Head-to-head

U. Puerto Rico at Ponce
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce's yield is 14 pts higher than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce has 7 pts more Pell recipients than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (83% vs. 76%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce has 3 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (21% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina (47% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Puerto Rico at Ponce grads earn $768 more ten years out than U. Puerto Rico-Carolina's ($31,394 vs. $30,626)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. Puerto Rico-Carolina is a bit larger (2,404 vs. 2,278)

    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 at Ponce admits 52%, U. Puerto Rico-Carolina 55%; U. Puerto Rico at Ponce's yield is higher, at 84%.

Acceptance rate
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce52%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina55%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Puerto Rico at PonceSelective
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
U. Puerto Rico at PonceTest-blind
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina
809–1057
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Puerto Rico at PonceGPA and school record required
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

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

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce2.3K
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina2.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce83%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina76%

Majors and faculty

Biomedical Sciences leads at U. Puerto Rico at Ponce, and Forensic Psychology at U. Puerto Rico-Carolina.

Students per faculty member
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce22 to 1
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Puerto Rico at PonceBiomedical Sciences, General18%
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaForensic Psychology28%

What each pays off

U. Puerto Rico at Ponce's former students earn more, a median $31.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce$31.4K
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina$30.6K
Graduation rate
U. Puerto Rico at Ponce47%
U. Puerto Rico-Carolina46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Puerto Rico at PonceGrowing+17%
  • U. Puerto Rico-CarolinaGrowing+31%
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