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Atlantic University

Guaynabo, PR
Known forEconomic diversityFew students borrow
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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,451 undergrads, where 85% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

1.5K

undergrads · larger than 48% of colleges

Diversity index

0.00

Pell Grant

85%

above the median

First generation

15%

below the median

Small cityNo college housing
Steady · index 0.00 → 0.00 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Computer Graphics (58% of graduates). 23 students for every faculty member, more than at 96% of colleges. 98% of faculty are full-time. Spends $2,467 a year on instruction per student.

23 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 96% of colleges

Most popular major

Computer Graphics

58% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Design and Applied Arts

$24.7K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

98%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$2.5K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

$6.4K

net price per year for first-years with grants

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$12,986 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
Little or none
under 2% of first-years got a grant without federal aid
Federal loans

6%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $25,272 ten years after enrolling, more than at 1% of colleges; 39% graduate within six years.

39%

39%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$25.3K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$5.5K

≈ $58/month for 10 years

Retention

82%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 36% → 39% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

    Steady

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Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  2. 2
    College Scorecard

    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  3. 3
    IPEDS Admissions survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  4. 4
    IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  5. 5
    IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  6. 6
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  7. 7
    IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12

  8. 8
    College Scorecard Field of Study data

    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  10. 10
    IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    Common Data Set

    Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

  12. 12
    IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  13. 13
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  14. 14
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  15. 15
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  17. 17
    IPEDS Outcome Measures survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    Atlantic University (2026)

    Atlantic University · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 241216 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything