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Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Private nonprofit 4-year Small suburb

Overview

Universidad Adventista de las Antillas is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The campus sits in a small suburban area. It enrolled 939 students in fall 2024, including 848 undergraduates and 91 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Seventh Day Adventist.

Universidad Adventista de las Antillas offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Psychology, General, and Biology. It awarded 172 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

ANTILLEAN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY PROMOTES COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING OF COMPETENT PROFESSIONALS, COMMITTED TO THE SERVICE OF GOD AND HUMANITY. ANTILLEAN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR TEACHING ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN VALUES, THE EXCELLENCE OF ITS ACADEMIC PROGRAM, AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SERVICE.

Mission statement as reported by Universidad Adventista de las Antillas

Key figures

939
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
172
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 30

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

Health Professions 6
Education 12
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
History 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
128
Associate degrees
10
Master's degrees
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
5
Postbaccalaureate certificates
13

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
939
Undergraduates, fall 2024
848
Graduate students, fall 2024
91
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,089
Undergraduates, 2024-25
951
Graduate students, 2024-25
138
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
94%
Black or African American
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
71%

Campus and services

Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Seventh Day Adventist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
President
Edwin Hernandez
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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