Private nonprofit · University

Atlantic University

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico · Small city

Admit rate
$6,425
Avg net price
39%
Graduation rate
$25,272
Median earnings

Atlantic University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (small city setting), enrolling 1,451 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,451 undergradsSmall cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Guaynabo is a city and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. The first European settlement in Puerto Rico, Caparra, was founded in 1508 by Juan Ponce de León in land that is today part of Guaynabo. Ponce de León resided there as first Spanish governor of Puerto Rico. This settlement was abandoned in 1521 in favor of San Juan. Guaynabo celebrates its patron saint festival in April. The Fiestas Patronales de San Pedro Martir is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
7 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
4 miles

How Atlantic University compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 22% · #22 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention82%

Higher than 67%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,272

Higher than 1% · #20 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$6,425

Cheaper than 97% · #8 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$5,457

Lower than 99%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 5%

Undergraduate enrollment1,451

Larger than 48%

Percentiles compare Atlantic University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Puerto Rico.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,540students
  • Undergraduate1,45194%
  • Graduate896%

Undergraduates by gender

1,451undergrads
  • Women38527%
  • Men1,06673%

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
1,451
Graduate enrollment
89
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
85%
First-generation students
15%
Students over 25
9%
Median family income
$14,493
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$26,019

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,280
Room & board
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$12,986
Average net price
$6,425

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)
39%
Graduated on time (4 years)
22%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$19,079
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$25,272
Median debt at graduation
$5,457
Students with federal loans
6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

About 17% 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
22%
First-generation
23%

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
$30

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
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,540 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$5,705
$30–48k
$6,558
$48–75k
$8,858
$75–110k
$9,440
$110k+

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
$41,197

$8,858/year × about 4.7 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?

Atlantic 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)
$25,272
Typical debt at graduation
$5,457
Debt vs. one year's pay
22%
Out-earn a HS grad
16%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 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
$19,665
Men
$28,373

Men out-earn women by $8,708 (44%) 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
90°F
Winter low
65°F
Annual rain
75.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.89.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rio Piedras Exp Stn, PR RQ station (4.4 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.