Total Student Population

At Ponce School of Medicine, a total of 684 students are enrolled including 180 first-time students. By gender, there are 287 male and 396 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 Medicine684287396
All Medical Schools623283340
Public624282342
Private622285336
Puerto Rico Medical Schools443196247
Public450219231
Private441189252

First-year Students by Gender

Total 1,855 applicants applied to Ponce School of Medicine. By gender, 41.7% of applicants were male and 57.7% were female. As for residency, 27.8% of applicants were Puerto Rico residents and 72.2% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 41.7% are male students and 51.7% female students. By legal residence, 65.0% of first-year students are Puerto Rico residents and 35.0% 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%