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Atenas University

Private College in Manati, PR. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $20,231.

Verdict Mixed outcomes
Atenas University · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$20,231
Median debt at grad
$6,525
Graduation rate
31.7%
Federal loan default
0%

Students who entered Atenas University reach a median of $20,231 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 32% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $6,525, a light load against those earnings.

Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.

Green Flags
  • Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
  • 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags
  • ! Graduation rate 32% — below national average

Academics

Full-time retention
82%
Transfer-out rate
0%
Student:faculty
15:1

A six-year graduation rate of 32% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention of 82% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.

Financial Aid

Average net price
$5,818
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
91%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
12%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 545 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

At $5,818 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $5,566 at $0–30k versus $15,539 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 91% of students receive it, averaging $7,876. 12% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.

Entering first-year students

A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.

% receiving grants
94%
Average grant
$9,721

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 144 students

Net price by family income

The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.

Family income band Average net price
$0–30k $5,566
$30–48k $4,602
$48–75k $11,324
$75–110k $11,916
$110k+ $15,539

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Federal student loans went to 65 of these 545 students, totalling $366,552 — an average of $5,639 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Manatí Municipio) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$559/mo
1 bedroom
$572/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$663/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

GI Bill students
7
Yellow Ribbon
No
Principles of Excellence
No

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Atenas University

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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