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Atlantic University: cost, admission and results

Atlantic University is a private nonprofit college in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It has about 1,451 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $6,021 a year.

At a glance

  • $6,021Net price a year
  • 54%Graduation rate
  • $27,588Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00970
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Small city
Undergraduate students
1,451
Graduate students
89
Students per teacher
23 to 1
Accredited by
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Website
atlanticu.edu

Getting in

Atlantic University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$8,928
Books and supplies$900
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$12,775
Average net price after grants and scholarships$6,021

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 34% below the median net price of colleges in Puerto Rico on this site ($9,140). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$5,845
$30,001 to $48,000$6,111
$48,001 to $75,000$6,166
$75,001 to $110,000$9,018
Above $110,000$7,271

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegePR medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year82%76%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)54%40%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$27,588$29,224$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$5,500$9,125$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Puerto Rico and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

69% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 12% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 41% women and 59% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 23 of the 58 colleges in Puerto Rico on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 662.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Atlantic University?

Published tuition and fees are $8,928 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Atlantic University?

54% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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