Atenas University

Manati, PR · Private nonprofit · www.atenasuniversity.edu/ ↗

Atenas University is a private nonprofit college in Manati, Puerto Rico, located in a large suburb. It enrolls 597 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards associate degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions; Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing; and Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Atenas University at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
597
Similar schools: 272
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$7,256
Similar schools: $15,555
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
34.0%
Similar schools: 44.4%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$23,285
Similar schools: $45,693
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$5,556
Similar schools: $17,676
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
81.8%
Similar schools: 71.9%

What the data shows about Atenas University

Comparisons below use the medians for the 159 private nonprofit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $7,256 a year, lower than the $15,555 median for similar schools. 81.8% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 71.9%). 34.0% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 44.4% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $23,285, lower than the $45,693 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $5,556 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $17,676).