Student Population at Ponce Health Sciences
Total Enrollment
970 (all graduate)
Graduate
970
Online Enrollment
124
Men Students
335
Women Students
635
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 970 students have enrolled at Ponce Health Sciences University.
By gender, 335 male and 635 female students are attending Ponce Health Sciences University. By attendance status, there are 948 full-time students and 22 part-time students.
The number of students at Ponce Health Sciences University is small compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences and Universidad Central Del Caribe, its population is average (average population is 991).
Ponce Health Sciences University offers online degree/certificate programs and 124 students enrolled in online programs.
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).
| Total | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ponce Health Sciences University | 970 | 970 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 991 | 852 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 1,440 |
| Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges | 1,724 | 1,121 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 1,445 |
| Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico | 1,473 | 454 |
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.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 970 | 948 | 22 |
| Men | 335 | 329 | 6 |
| Women | 635 | 619 | 16 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hispanic | 945 | 326 | 619 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 970 | 335 | 635 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 970 | 335 | 635 |
| 20-21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22-24 | 167 | 48 | 119 |
| 25-29 | 625 | 230 | 395 |
| 30-34 | 114 | 40 | 74 |
| 35-39 | 33 | 12 | 21 |
| 40-49 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 50-64 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 970 | 335 | 635 |
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.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 970 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 124 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 360 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 486 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 124 |
| Puerto Rico Residents | 110 |
| Other State in U.S. | 13 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 |
