Private nonprofit · College

Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Small suburb

100.0%
Admit rate
$9,919
Avg net price
36%
Graduation rate
$28,465
Median earnings

Universidad Adventista de las Antillas is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (small suburb setting), enrolling 830 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 830 undergradsSmall suburbOpen admissionMild wintersNear the coast

About Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Mayagüez is the ninth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. The Mayagüez Metro Area (and part of Añasco) lies today on two former Taíno Cacicazgos (chiefdoms): Yaguex and Yagüeca, a region noted for its record of colonial resistance (i.e., Urayoán and Legend of Diego Salcedo). Mayagüez's contributions to Puerto Rican gastronomy have been many, and a few of these are known outside Puerto Rico. (Wikipedia)

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

How Universidad Adventista de las Antillas compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #24 most selective of 27 in Puerto Rico

Graduation rate36%

Higher than 18% · #31 of 37 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention80%

Higher than 61%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,465

Higher than 2% · #15 of 37 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$9,919

Cheaper than 91% · #26 cheapest of 37 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$15,750

Lower than 89%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment830

Larger than 32%

Percentiles compare Universidad Adventista de las Antillas 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

921students
  • Undergraduate83090%
  • Graduate9110%

Undergraduates by gender

830undergrads
  • Women53164%
  • Men29936%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White1.3%
  • Black1.1%
  • Hispanic93%
  • Other or multiracial4.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
830
Graduate enrollment
91
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
79%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
26%
Median family income
$14,717
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$31,779
Endowment
$134,104

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 89 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Puerto Rico95%
  • International5.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Universidad Adventista de las Antillas draws overwhelmingly from Puerto Rico.

5% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,350
Room & board
$6,800
Books & supplies
$1,600
Total cost of attendance
$16,834
Average net price
$9,919

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)
36%
Graduated on time (4 years)
21%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,766
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$28,465
Median debt at graduation
$15,750
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

About 16% 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
21%
First-generation
39%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
300
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
36%
Housing charge (year)
$1,800
Meal plan (year)
$5,000
Application fee
$20

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 (939 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
$9,519
$30–48k
$10,903
$48–75k
$12,494
$75–110k
$13,334
$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
$57,981

$12,494/year × about 4.6 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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

38%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$944
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 38% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $944. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 91 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$28,465
Typical debt at graduation
$15,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
55%
Out-earn a HS grad
29%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.5 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
$24,834
Men
$32,979

Men out-earn women by $8,145 (33%) 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
67°F
Annual rain
51.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mayaguez City, PR RQ station (2.2 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.