Total Student Population

At Ponce School of Medicine, a total of 797 students are enrolled including 194 first-time students. By gender, there are 340 male and 454 female students enrolled. Ponce School of Medicine is slightly bigger than other medical schools.
Ponce School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Ponce School of Medicine797340454
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
Puerto Rico Medical Schools471204266
Public436203233
Private483204277

First-year Students by Gender

Total 2,255 applicants applied to Ponce School of Medicine. By gender, 42.0% of applicants were male and 57.5% were female. As for residency, 25.2% of applicants were Puerto Rico residents and 74.8% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 42.0% are male students and 56.2% female students. By legal residence, 57.7% of first-year students are Puerto Rico residents and 42.3% 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%
2025-2026Applicants 2,255 9471,297 5681,687
Matriculants194 84109 11282
Acceptance Rate8.60% 8.87% 8.41% 19.70% 4.87%