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Ponce Health Sciences University

Ponce, Puerto Rico·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·psm.edu
Acceptance
15.6%
Total enrollment
970
peer median 906
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
64
64 candidates competed
Admitted
10
15.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
10
100.0% yield

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 24 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
24
Passing
2
8.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

24programs
  • Passing2 · 8.3%
  • No Data22 · 91.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
22

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+85.0%
$42,084 vs $22,746
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+204.3%
$69,215 vs $22,746

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
333%
$230,512 debt · $69,215 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
114%
$48,016 debt · $42,084 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2003Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 12

  1. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  3. Oct 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  4. Oct 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Aug 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 129 students received $893K in Pell grants, alongside $94.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
129
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$893K
$892,526 total
Direct Loans
$94.2M
3,027 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$227K
65 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$75K
23 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$55.6M
1,784 loan awards
Parent PLUS$22K
2 loan awards
Grad PLUS$38.3M
1,153 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 211 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
211
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.5%
2017
1.4%
2018
1.3%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Ponce Health Sciences

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

213 total completions
01Health Professions
13764.3%
02Biological Sciences
7635.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
970
12-mo unduplicated
896

Gender split

Men
36%322
Women
64%574

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 820 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.281 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    3.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    150

    Ponce Health Sciences vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ponce Health Sciences selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectPonce Health Sciences University
    15.6%970
    Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
    841
    Rocky Vista University
    1,903
    Columbia College
    151$9,921Community College
    Peer group median15.6%906$9,921

    Frequently asked questions about Ponce Health Sciences University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ponce Health Sciences.

    What is the acceptance rate at Ponce Health Sciences University?

    Ponce Health Sciences University's acceptance rate is 15.6% (10 admitted from 64 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ponce Health Sciences University?

    Ponce Health Sciences University reports a total enrollment of 970 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Ponce Health Sciences University?

    Ponce Health Sciences University's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Ponce Health Sciences University located?

    Ponce Health Sciences University is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716-2347.

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