Atlantic University

Atlantic University is a private nonprofit university in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The published cost of attendance is $12,986.

Tuition and fees are $8,280. For the average aid recipient, grants and scholarships cut $6,561 from the published sticker price, leaving an average net price of $6,425.

That price sits $15,922 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), at $22,347. Azimuth ranks Atlantic University #16 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the affordability pillar in the 99th percentile.

The published cost of attendance at Atlantic University is $12,986. Azimuth ranks the university #16 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For families earning under $30,000, it averages $5,705; for those earning $48,001 to $75,000, it averages $8,858; and for those earning $75,001 to $110,000, it averages $9,440. Tuition and fees are $8,280.

Aid covers about 51% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the average net price for first-time full-time Title IV aid recipients to $6,425. That is $15,922 below the peer median of $22,347 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $5,457 in federal student loans, $19,543 below the peer median of $25,000. 12.5% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $17,352. If repaid over ten years, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $62 a month.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $22,917, in the 1st percentile. That is $32,998 below the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the return pillar at the 1st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,495 less than the model expects for similar students.

That puts the gap at the 20th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,406.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $13,901. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $10,681.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Atlantic University who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $22,917, measured among 230 completers. The median is $32,998 below the $55,915 reported by comparable institutions (same type and size).

Among nonprofit four-year institutions, that earnings measure is at the 1st percentile. Graduates earn about $9,495 less than the model expects for similar students, a result that sits at the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix point to $22,917 as the typical outcome, with a downside of $21,309 and an upside of $27,694. Based on the program mix, an estimated 12.1% of graduates continue to graduate study.

Earnings fall below the peer median and the model's expectation, and the scenario range offers little upside beyond the typical outcome.

The median earnings figure for Atlantic University sits well below the peer benchmark. Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $22,917, at the 1st percentile nationally.

That is $32,998 below the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #1,467 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $9,495 less than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 20th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,406. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $13,901.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $10,681. The university's degrees are concentrated in technical fields, with 74.6% of awards in STEM.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, range from a downside of $21,309 to an upside of $27,694, with a typical scenario of $22,917. An estimated 12.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

The earnings scenarios show a narrow spread, from a downside of $21,309 to an upside of $27,694. The university's two programs with earnings data sit near those bounds.

Graphic Communications graduates earn a median of $23,042 four years after completion, from 39 degrees awarded. Computer Software and Media Applications, the largest program at 141 degrees awarded, shows a median of $21,309.

Graduates of Atlantic University earn about $9,495 less than the model expects for similar students. Borrowers who finish leave with a median of $5,457 in federal student loans.

That debt level is $19,543 below the $25,000 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, the median debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $62 a month.

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $17,352 in Parent PLUS loans. The return picture is mixed: earnings sit below the peer median, but debt is low and affordability is the university's strongest pillar.

Atlantic University is a private nonprofit university in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, enrolling 1,451 undergraduates. 84.5% of the student body receives Pell Grants.

The student body is made up mostly of Pell Grant recipients, with a smaller share who bring prior college experience. Pell Grant recipients make up most of the student body, and a smaller share bring prior college experience.

Federal grant aid reaches most students, and arriving from another institution is a common entry route.

Atlantic University awards nearly three-quarters of its bachelor's degrees in a single family, Computer & Information Sciences, at 74.5% of degrees awarded. Communications Technologies is a distant second at 19.9%, and Visual & Performing Arts accounts for the remaining 5.6%.

The two programs with published earnings data sit close together. Graphic Communications graduates earn a median of $23,042 four years after completion, from 39 degrees awarded.

Computer Software and Media Applications, the largest program at 141 degrees a year, reports $21,309. Both programs fall well below their national field medians.

Graphic Communications earns 0.53x the national benchmark for its field, and Computer Software and Media Applications earns 0.36x. A student choosing between them faces a narrow earnings spread, with the larger program on the lower side.

Computer & Information Sciences accounts for 74.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Communications Technologies second at 19.9%. A small Visual & Performing Arts program rounds out the offerings at 5.6% of degrees.

The university has 2 programs with published four-year earnings. Computer Software and Media Applications is the largest single program, at 141 degrees awarded a year.

Its completers earn a median of $21,309 four years after completion. Graphic Communications graduates report the highest four-year earnings, at $23,042, from 39 degrees awarded.

The two programs sit close together in earnings, and the larger one is not the higher-paid one.

Atlantic University awards bachelor's degrees across a concentrated set of fields. Computer & Information Sciences dominates, accounting for 74.5% of degrees awarded, with Communications Technologies a distant second at 19.9%.

The university has 2 programs with published four-year earnings data. The largest single program is Computer Software and Media Applications, at 141 degrees awarded a year.

Graduates from this program earn a median of $21,309 four years after completion, which is 0.36x the national median for the field. The highest-earning program is Graphic Communications, with median earnings of $23,042 from 39 degrees awarded.

Its earnings are 0.53x the national median for its field. The program mix is narrow, with 74.6% of degrees in STEM fields.

The two largest programs sit below their national field medians, and the highest-earning program is a much smaller one.