Private nonprofit · Community college

Atenas University

Manati, Puerto Rico · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$5,818
Avg net price
42%
Grad / completion
$20,231
Median earnings

Atenas University is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Manati, Puerto Rico (large suburb setting), enrolling 597 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 597 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Manati, Puerto Rico

Manatí is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico on the northern coast. Manatí was founded in 1738 by Don Pedro Menendez Valdes. The Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria church was built in the seventeenth century and is still standing in its original spot. Manatí celebrates its patron saint festival in February. The Fiestas Patronales Virgen de la Candelaria is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
25 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
3 miles

How Atenas University compares

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 29% · #55 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention82%

Higher than 67%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,231

Higher than 6% · #41 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$5,818

Cheaper than 87% · #32 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$6,525

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment597

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare Atenas University with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Puerto Rico.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

622students
  • Undergraduate59796%
  • Graduate254%

Undergraduates by gender

597undergrads
  • Women41570%
  • Men18230%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • Hispanic100%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
597
Graduate enrollment
25
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
86%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
26%
Median family income
$0
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$25,821

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,954
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,166
Total cost of attendance
$15,539
Average net price
$5,818

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
42%
Graduated on time (4 years)
30%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$18,391
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$20,231
Median debt at graduation
$6,525
Students with federal loans
12%

About 12% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
30%
First-generation
42%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (622 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$5,566
$30–48k
$4,602
$48–75k
$11,324
$75–110k
$110k+
$15,539

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$50,286

$11,324/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Atenas University funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$20,231
Typical debt at graduation
$6,525
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
12%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$18,122
Men
$27,159

Men out-earn women by $9,037 (50%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
65°F
Annual rain
61.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.87.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Manati 2 E, PR RQ station (1.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.