Universidad Adventista de las Antillas (Antillean Adventist University) · Puerto Rico
UAA scholarships and merit aid
DRAFT: UAA (Mayagüez, PR) reserves its two published merit awards for graduates of Puerto Rico's Adventist academies — a $1,500-$3,000 Beca Presidencial (2-year, front-loaded) and a $2,000-$4,000 Beca Alumnos Promisorios (4-year, requires 10+ grades at an Adventist academy) — with exact GPA tiers and semester-by-semester payout schedules published.
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The short answer
Is UAA worth a closer look?
UAA may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.
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Published scholarships
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
$1,500-$3,000
Beca Presidencial
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GPA
3.50-4.00 cumulative HS index for $3,000; 3.00-3.49 for $1,500
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Who qualifies
Must have graduated from an Adventist academy in Puerto Rico; full-time enrollment; credited toward study costs in four parts.
How to keep it
Must maintain a minimum 3.00 GPA each semester at UAA; maximum duration 2 years; up to one year of grace permitted to begin using benefits (remaining time only).
Notes
Front-loaded payout: at the $3,000 tier, $900/semester in year 1 and $600/semester in year 2; at the $1,500 tier, $500/semester in year 1 and $250/semester in year 2. Ends after 2 years.
3.75-4.00 (computed from 7th grade through 4th year of secondary school) for $4,000; 3.50-3.74 for $3,000; 2.75-3.49 for $2,000
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Who qualifies
Must have completed a minimum of 10 grades at the Adventist Academies of Puerto Rico; non-transferable; application filed at the Education Department office of the student's Adventist Association (church/academy).
How to keep it
Credited semesterly; must maintain a general GPA of no less than 2.75 at UAA; maximum duration 4 years; full-time load (12+ credits) required.
Notes
Credited to ordinary expenses: tuition, books, housing, food. Application goes through the church organization, not UAA's aid office.
These are the rules we would flag for your family. Each comes from UAA's published information.
Renewal ruleBeca Organizacional (Beca Alumnos Promisorios): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out
Credited semesterly; must maintain a general GPA of no less than 2.75 at UAA; maximum duration 4 years; full-time load (12+ credits) required. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.
What families often miss
Both published institutional awards are gated on Adventist schooling: the Beca Presidencial requires graduating from 'una academia adventista de Puerto Rico,' and the Alumnos Promisorios award requires 'un mínimo de 10 grados en las Academias Adventistas de Puerto Rico.' No other institutional merit track is published.
Its maximum duration is 2 years, and the payout shrinks after year 1 ($900→$600 or $500→$250 per semester) — budget for the drop and the early end.
The Presidencial requires a 3.00 GPA 'cada semestre' (checked every semester, not just annually); the Promisorios requires 2.75. Falling below ends the award.
Only 'hasta un año de gracia' is allowed to start using benefits, and you receive only 'los beneficios del tiempo que le quede' — the clock keeps running.
The application is filed 'en la oficina del Departamento de Educación de la Asociación Adventista a la que pertenezca su iglesia/academia' — through the church organization, not the university.
A full-time load (12+ credits) is an explicit condition of the award.
The Pell figures shown are for 2018-2019 (max $6,095) and the BETA income gate reads '8% de la mediana' (almost certainly a typo for 80%) — verify current numbers with the aid office (finaid@uaa.edu).
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Who this school may work for
DRAFT: Graduates of Puerto Rico's Adventist academies — both published institutional merit awards are gated on Adventist-academy attendance (one requires 10+ grades there). Students from other schools have no published institutional merit track and rely on federal/state aid.
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at UAA, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at UAA, academic year 2021-22
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$9,519
$30,001–$48,000
$10,903
$48,001–$75,000
$12,494
$75,001–$110,000
$13,334
All income levels (average)
$9,919
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Total cost of attendance (sticker), AY 2021-22
$16,834
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$8,350
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$9,919
That works out to an average 41% discount off the sticker price above — both figures come from the same federal AY 2021-22 Scorecard report, not a number the school itself published.
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
36%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
80%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$15,750 (~$167/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$28,465
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
87%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
5%
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Other UAA scholarships worth checking
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityFull-time undergrad/grad students (levels set per fiscal year); academic GPA 3.00+; annual income 'no mayor del 8% de la mediana de ingreso del hogar' as published (likely a typo for 80% — other PR institutions publish 80%).
State (CEPR/Junta) funds; award computed from the Title IV student-eligibility index formula.
AmountUp to $4,000/yearEligibilityIntending teachers in high-need subjects at schools serving low-income families; minimum GPA 3.25; 4-year service obligation within 8 years or the grant converts to an unsubsidized Direct Loan with interest from disbursement.
Federal program; eligible concentrations listed (bilingual education/ESL, foreign languages, math, reading specialist, science, special education).
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe university maintains donor/trust scholarship funds and a Pro-Becas campaign; criteria not published on the becas page.
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No deadline is published on the becas page. The Beca Presidencial allows up to one year of grace after high school to start using benefits; the Alumnos Promisorios application goes through your Adventist Association's Education Department. Contact finaid@uaa.edu (787-834-9595 ext. 2200).
How much is the Beca Presidencial and how is it paid?
$3,000 total for a 3.50-4.00 cumulative HS index ($900 per semester in year 1, $600 per semester in year 2) or $1,500 for 3.00-3.49 ($500/semester then $250/semester). It requires graduating from a PR Adventist academy, maintaining a 3.00 GPA each semester, and lasts a maximum of 2 years.
How much is the Alumnos Promisorios award?
$4,000 (GPA 3.75-4.00), $3,000 (3.50-3.74), or $2,000 (2.75-3.49), where GPA is computed from 7th grade through senior year. It requires at least 10 grades at PR Adventist academies, a 2.75 GPA at UAA, full-time enrollment, and lasts up to 4 years. It can be credited to tuition, books, housing, and food.
What does UAA cost?
The undergraduate costs page lists per-term charges: tuition $3,000 (15 credits × $200), fees/labs bringing the subtotal to $3,810, plus books $800, health plan $250, housing $800, and cafeteria minimum $900 — total $6,560 (no annual full-COA figure or transportation/personal allowance is published; costs are 'sujetos a modificación'). College Financing Plan pages for 2026-2027 are linked separately.
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How UAA compares
665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UAA is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against UAA’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
