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Atenas University

Manati, Puerto Rico Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Manati, Puerto Rico, Atenas University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 622 students in fall 2024, including 597 undergraduates and 25 graduate students.

Atenas University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Physical Therapy Assistant, and Nursing Administration. It awarded 215 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

We are a post-secondary institution that offers academic options in various modalities, integrating the arts, sciences, information and communication technologies. We promote a culture of service focused on the students of the Puerto Rican and global community, fostering a humanistic and comprehensive education that increases the competencies of the individual.

Mission statement as reported by Atenas University

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
622
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
215
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 16

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
82%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
51
Associate degrees
102
Master's degrees
42
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
20

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
622
Undergraduates, fall 2024
597
Graduate students, fall 2024
25
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
818
Undergraduates, 2024-25
748
Graduate students, 2024-25
70
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
74%
Men
26%
Hispanic or Latino
100%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
61%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Trimester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Presidenta
Maria L. Hernandez Núñez
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

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