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# Atlantic University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much does Atlantic University cost after financial aid?

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](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) 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.

For Atlantic University, affordability is the strongest of the four pillars, landing at the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) reflects what aid recipients pay once grants and scholarships are counted.

That amount is $6,425, which runs $15,922 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), $22,347. Borrowers who complete hold a median federal debt of $5,457, $19,543 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), $25,000. The lowest income band averages $5,705.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$5,705

**$30–48K**
$6,558

**$48–75K**
$8,858

**$75–110K**
$9,440

**$110K+**
Not reported

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$6,425**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

At Atlantic University, the average aid recipient sees the published cost cut by more than half. Aid covers about 51% of the sticker price, bringing the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) down to $6,425.

The net price pattern across income bands is relatively compressed. The lowest-income band averages $5,705 while the highest band averages $9,440, a spread of just a few thousand dollars.

That narrow range suggests aid is targeted broadly rather than concentrated at the bottom of the income scale.

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](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) 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.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Borrowers who complete at Atlantic University carry a median of $5,457 in federal loans. The borrower share is 12.5%, meaning most undergraduates do not take federal loans.

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

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $17,352 through the [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) program.

The typical earnings scenario is $22,917, with a downside of $21,309 and an upside of $27,694. These figures are estimates derived from the program mix, not observed outcomes for a specific cohort.

Four years after completion, federally aided graduates of Atlantic University who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $22,917, which matches the typical scenario estimate. That places earnings in the 1st percentile 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.

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $5,457 in federal loans. That amount is $19,543 below the median among comparable institutions (same type and size).

If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $62 a month.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $17,352. For student borrowers, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $62 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$17,352

**Estimated parent payment**
$220/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Income | Risk level |
| --- | --- |
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Safe |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |

The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$5,457

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$17,352

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$62/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$220/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$282/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $22,917, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**227.5%** of income above the allowance · High risk

1.  Excellent Under 8%
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20% · selected scenario

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=atlantic-university#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.