Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Ponce Health Sciences's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico.
Ponce Health Sciences has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 991 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico average (1,473 students).
TotalGraduate
Ponce Health Sciences University970970
Similarly Ranked Schools991852
All Colleges2,9311,440
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges1,7241,121
4-Years Colleges4,6861,445
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico1,473454
The below chart compares the student population between Ponce Health Sciences University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 335 male and 635 female students attending Ponce Health Sciences. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Ponce Health Sciences.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ponce Health Sciences
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total97094822
Men3353296
Women63561916

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 945 Hispanic students (97.42%) and 18 White students (1.86%) at Ponce Health Sciences University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ponce Health Sciences University.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ponce Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian413
Black or African American202
Hispanic945326619
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White18810
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown101
Total 970335635

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 168 students whose age under twenty five and 177 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ponce Health Sciences University.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Ponce Health Sciences University.
Population by Student Age at Ponce Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
Total970 335635
20-211 10
22-24167 48119
25-29625 230395
30-34114 4074
35-3933 1221
40-4919 118
50-6411 38
Total 970 335635

Online Student Population

At Ponce Health Sciences University, 484 students (49.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 124 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 110 students live in Puerto Rico where Ponce Health Sciences University is located in and 13 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total970
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes124
Enrolled Some in Online Classes360
Not Enrolled in Online Classes486
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)124
Puerto Rico Residents110
Other State in U.S.13
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1