What is Universidad Central del Caribe's acceptance rate?

Universidad Central del Caribe does not publish an acceptance rate, and neither does any free national source. Those sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so a rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number. What can be stated in 2025-2026 is that Universidad Central del Caribe received 1,204 applications for 75 seats in the entering class, which is 16.1 applications per seat. Source: AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026.

Universidad Central del Caribe

Bayamon, Puerto RicoMD Official website

MCAT501AverageSources and context

GPA3.8AverageSources and context

Class size752025-2026Source

In-state tuition$41,869One year, tuition and feesSource

Mission

To form competent health professionals with excellent academic preparation within a humanistic and holistic framework. Our guiding principle is to ensure that our graduates possess a strong sense of professionalism and commitment to their social duties, respecting the dignity of all human beings.

As the school states it

Admissions office

Office of AdmissionsSchool of MedicineBayamon, PR 00960-6032 USA

(787) 798-3001

[email protected]

Tuition and cost

Tuition and fees

In state$41,869

Out of state$53,906

One year, as reported. A missing figure means the school did not report it, never that it costs nothing.

Cost of attendance

In state$72,902

Out of state$84,939

Tuition plus the living costs the school budgets for. This is what a loan is sized against.

What you leave with

Average graduating debt: $217,626
Students receiving aid: 87%

Deposit

Due: July 1, 2026
In state: $100
Out of state: $100

Health insurance

In state: $2,814
Out of state: $2,814

After graduation

Monthly loan payment: $2,178
Earnings, 1 year out: $57,529
Earnings, 5 years out: $72,691

Loan payment is on federal graduate loans only. Earnings are medians for everyone who finished this program, and a year out most of them are in residency.

Who can apply

Out-of-state ApplicantsYesYes, Must be bilingual in Spanish and English.

Canadian ApplicantsConditionsConditional, The required courses have to be equivalent to the US system as well as the grading system. All students must be fully bilingual in Spanish and English.

International ApplicantsConditionsConditional, The required courses have to be equivalent to the US system as well as the grading system. All students must be fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

DACA Status ApplicantsNoNo

Transfer applicantsYesAccepted

Community college prerequisitesYesAccepted

AP creditConditionsVaries by course

Online courseworkConditionsVaries by course

Pass/fail courseworkNoNot accepted

For courses to be accepted, the candidate has to transfer and finish all required courses at a four-year undergraduate institution.

Applying

How competitive is admission here?

16.1applications per seat2025-2026

1,204applications received2025-2026

46.3%from in state2025-2026

MCAT scores this school will read
Oldest accepted
January 2025
Latest accepted
January 22, 2027
AAMC PREview
Policy
We are not using PREview scores in the admissions process
Secondary application
Required
Yes
Fee
$200
Sent to
All applicants
Secondary deadline
Due
December 30, 2026
Letters of recommendation
Committee letter
Accepted
Letter packet
Accepted
Individual letters
Accepted
Interview
Format
MMI
Invitations
every October (subject to change)
Deposit on an offer
Required
Yes
Due
July 1, 2026
In state
$100
Out of state
$100
Refundable
No
Credited
No

Prerequisite coursework

AnatomyRecommended
AnthropologyRecommended
BiochemistryRecommended
BiologyLab8Required
Cell BiologyRecommended
ChemistryLab8Required
GeneticsRecommended
HistologyRecommended
Mathematics6Required
MicrobiologyRecommended
Molecular BiologyRecommended
Organic ChemistryLab8Required
PhysicsLab8Required
PsychologyRecommended
PsychologySociology, Anthropology, and Economics are recommended. Please contact us for more information.Recommended
ZoologyLab8Recommended

Interview

MMIVideo interview: NoRegional interviews: no

How the school describes it

The interviews of the program are in a Multiple Mini- Interview format through the Teams platform (MMI). The purpose of the interview is to collect information concerning the qualities of those applicants selected for an interview.

Invitations

every October (subject to change)

A typical interview day

Professional dress code, minimum of one hour in lenght

If you are waitlisted

Waitlist positions: Approximately between 60 and 100
Waitlist offers: 20

All students included in the alternate list meet the minimum requirements for admission and were evaluated favorably by the Committee. The list is analyzed based on the ranking of the students.

Sources

a public compilation of schools' published figures, not yet checked against the school
AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
AAMC MSAR public school report
College Scorecard field of study, U.S. Department of Education

Figures here were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.

PreMD publishes no ranking of medical schools and republishes nobody else's. Reported averages and medians describe entering classes; they do not predict an applicant's result.

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