Ponce Health Sciences University
Ponce, Puerto Rico · allopathic (MD) medical school
Ponce Health Sciences University admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 499Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.5Average
- Applications received
- 2,2552025-2026
- Entering class
- 1942025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 11.62025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 25.2%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 57.7%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Ponce Health Sciences University MCAT and GPA
Ponce Health Sciences University reports average MCAT of 499 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.5 for its entering class.
- MCAT499 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 0th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.5 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 1st percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$77,464 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 86th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size194 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 78th percentile of those programs.
A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.
Ponce Health Sciences University acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Ponce Health Sciences University received 2,255 applications for 194 seats in the entering class, or about 11.6 applications per seat.
Who Ponce Health Sciences University accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | For Ponce, PR: Applicants must meet Spanish proficency requirements |
| Canadian Applicants | For Ponce, PR: Applicants must meet Spanish proficency requirements |
| International Applicants | International students must meet all domestic requirements including language proficiency, based on campus. |
| DACA Status Applicants | Must present official documentation |
- DACA applicants
- Must present official documentation
Community college coursework: Advanced Placement credits should be recorded in the college transcript.
Ponce Health Sciences University tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $51,102
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $77,464
- In-state cost of attendance
- $93,080
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $121,942
- In-state health insurance
- $2,678
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $2,678
- Students receiving aid
- 84%
- Average graduating debt
- $291,934
- Deposit, in state
- $100
- Deposit, out of state
- $100
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
Ponce Health Sciences University application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $93
- Secondary deadline
- 1/31/2027
- Latest MCAT accepted
- January 31, 2027
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2022
- Deposit due
- May 30, 2026
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- Exploring PREview for Future use – will not be used in this cycle’s admissions decisions
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Required | 8 | — |
| Chemistry | Required | 16 | General Chemistry (8 credits) and Organic Chemistry (8 credits) |
| Creative Writing | Required | 3 | The English requisites are direct language classes (grammar or literature). For the English courses, classes from other departments described as “intensive writing” may be considered as substitutes. |
| Mathematics | Required | 6 | College-Level Mathematics |
| Physics | Required | 8 | General Physics |
| Psychology | Required | 6 | Courses in any of the following fields are accepted: Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, or Economics. |
Ponce Health Sciences University interview
Multiple Mini-Interviews
PreMD reads that as an MMI, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
September 2026
Interviews are conducted virtually in the Multiple Mini Interview format to support a holistic admissions process and evaluate premedical competencies that align with PHSU- SOM’s mission to train ethical professionals who provide compassionate, culturally competent health care and generate high impact research to reduce health disparities in the populations we serve in Puerto Rico and the US. There are live and asynchronous interviews. Interviews will be conducted in Spanish and English for applicants applying to the Main Campus (Ponce) and in English only for applicants applying to the St. Louis Campus.
- Regional interviews
- no
- Video interview
- Yes, interviews will be held live and asynchronously.
Ponce Health Sciences University waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Varies per location
- Acceptance offers made
- 70
Ponce Health Sciences University mission
The mission of the School of Medicine is to educate ethical professionals who provide compassionate, culturally competent healthcare and generate high impact research to reduce health disparities in the populations we serve in Puerto Rico and the U.S., through high-quality education in a diverse environment.
Ponce Health Sciences University rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
Ponce Health Sciences University admissions contact
Admissions OfficeP.O. Box 7004Ponce, PR 00732 USA(787) 840-2575 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- AAMC MSAR public school report
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.
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