American University of Puerto Rico Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on American University of Puerto Rico? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors AUPR Manati offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is American University of Puerto Rico Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

American University of Puerto Rico was awarded 9 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

AUPR Manati was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

See all of the rankings for American University of Puerto Rico.

Is It Hard to Get Into AUPR Manati?

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into American University of Puerto Rico, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

Learn more about American University of Puerto Rico admissions.

American University of Puerto Rico Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At American University of Puerto Rico, this rate is 26 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at American University of Puerto Rico is 14%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at American University of Puerto Rico

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at American University of Puerto Rico is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 7% for first-time, full-time students at AUPR Manati, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at American University of Puerto Rico.

American University of Puerto Rico Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 520 undergraduates at AUPR Manati with 439 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

How Much Does American University of Puerto Rico Cost?

The overall average net price of AUPR Manati is $9,231. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of AUPR Manati, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At AUPR Manati, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $3,464 a year. That adds up to $13,856 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at AUPR Manati is 8.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do AUPR Manati Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from AUPR Manati make around $21,700 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 45% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at American University of Puerto Rico make the most money.

Location of American University of Puerto Rico

American University of Puerto Rico is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manati, Puerto Rico. Manati is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for AUPR Manati are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Carretera Estatal #2 Km.48.1, Manati, PR 00674-1082
Phone:	787-621-2835
Website:	aupr.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/AUPR.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/AmericanUPR

American University of Puerto Rico Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 14 majors graduated from American University of Puerto Rico. Of these students, 114 received undergraduate degrees and 12 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	38	$18,300
Accounting	12	$20,400
Business Administration & Management	11	$16,900
Teacher Education Grade Specific	9	NA
Computer Information Systems	8	NA
Communication & Media Studies	5	NA
Human Resource Management	4	NA
Teaching English or French	4	NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	NA
Special Education	2	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at American University of Puerto Rico along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Learn more about online learning at American University of Puerto Rico.

Related Schools

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.