Total Student Population

At Ponce School of Medicine, a total of 749 students are enrolled including 180 first-time students. By gender, there are 306 male and 441 female students enrolled. Ponce School of Medicine has similar number of students as other medical schools.
Ponce School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Ponce School of Medicine749306441
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343
Puerto Rico Medical Schools462201261
Public448217231
Private467196270

First-year Students by Gender

Total 2,004 applicants applied to Ponce School of Medicine. By gender, 43.3% of applicants were male and 56.3% were female. As for residency, 25.8% of applicants were Puerto Rico residents and 74.2% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 43.3% are male students and 56.7% female students. By legal residence, 57.2% of first-year students are Puerto Rico residents and 42.8% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemalePR ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 1,760 7571,000 6301,130
Matriculants150 5298 11634
Acceptance Rate8.52% 6.88% 9.80% 18.40% 3.01%
2022-2023Applicants 1,612 695916 5501,062
Matriculants180 68112 12654
Acceptance Rate11.17% 9.79% 12.23% 22.92% 5.08%
2023-2024Applicants 1,855 7741,070 5161,339
Matriculants180 8693 11763
Acceptance Rate9.70% 11.12% 8.69% 22.69% 4.70%
2024-2025Applicants 2,004 8681,128 5171,487
Matriculants180 78102 10377
Acceptance Rate8.98% 8.98% 9.05% 19.91% 5.18%