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Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·uaa.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
939
peer median 948
Avg net price
$8,471
+$2.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
232
232 candidates competed
Admitted
232
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
120
51.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
36%
4-year graduation
21%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
36%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
29%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 51 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
51
Passing
1
2.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

51programs
  • Passing1 · 2.0%
  • No Data50 · 98.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
50

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+152.0%
$40,267 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$15,500 debt · $40,267 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1978Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 4

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Oct 2017Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,088
$30–48k$8,963
$48–75k$9,411
$75–110k$11,855
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$8,471
+$2,079vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $6,392
Federal loans
24.5%
In-state tuition
$8,050
Out-of-state
$8,050

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 647 students received $4.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
647
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.7M
$4,689,427 total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
326 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$483K
134 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$687K
124 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$530K
66 loan awards
Parent PLUS$13K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 312 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (3.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
312
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.5%
2017
11.5%
2018
9.2%
2019
3.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UAA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs27
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

158 total completions
01Health Professions
10566.5%
02Psychology
138.2%
03Business
127.6%
04Biological Sciences
117.0%
05Computer Sciences
63.8%
06Education
63.8%
07Theology
42.5%
08History
10.6%
09Visual/Performing Arts
00.0%
10Philosophy/Religion
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
939
12-mo unduplicated
1,090
Undergraduate
926
Graduate
164

Gender split

Men
37%408
Women
63%682

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
93.5%
Non-resident
3.6%
White
1.0%
Black
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 838 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    25

    UAA vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UAA selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectUniversidad Adventista de las Antillas
    36%939$8,471Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Universidad Central de Bayamon
    32%65.9%698$4,285Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Caribbean University-Bayamon
    36%957$6,392Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Atlantic University
    39%1,540$6,305Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
    358Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
    37%42.5%3,114$9,034Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median36%54.2%948$6,392

    Frequently asked questions about Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UAA.

    What is the graduation rate at Universidad Adventista de las Antillas?

    Universidad Adventista de las Antillas reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Universidad Adventista de las Antillas?

    Universidad Adventista de las Antillas reports a total enrollment of 939 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Universidad Adventista de las Antillas?

    The average net price at Universidad Adventista de las Antillas is $8,471 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Universidad Adventista de las Antillas?

    Universidad Adventista de las Antillas's yield rate is 51.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Universidad Adventista de las Antillas located?

    Universidad Adventista de las Antillas is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00680-0000.

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