Ponce Health Sciences University: Statistics

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#3854 of 14,131 In the World
#1076 of 2,597 In North America
#1005 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 52 In Puerto Rico
#1 of 4 In Ponce
#1207 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
Top50% For 18 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
100%
Avg. cost to attend
$24,244 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Graduates
886
Male:Female Ratio
36:64
Control
Private
for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.psm.edu

Ponce Health Sciences University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 100% acceptance rate for Ponce Health Sciences University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

296 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 862 (97%)
White 15 (2%)
Asian 7 (0.8%)
Black or African American 1 (0.1%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Ponce Health Sciences University is $24,244 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$24,244/year
Average aid awarded
$4,998
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $24,050
$30-48K $23,897
$48-75K $26,297

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $8,400$26,385
Tuition in-state $8,400$26,385
Tuition out-of-state $16,800$27,065
Fee in-district $2,412$3,276
Fee in-state $2,412$3,276
Fee out-of-state $2,412$3,276

Ponce Health Sciences University majors

Ponce Health Sciences University has granted 108 master's across 3 programs and 106 doctorate degrees across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Ponce Health Sciences University.

Major Master Doctoral
Medicine 99
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 73
Public Health, General 33 4
Biomedical Sciences, General 2 3
Grand Total 108 106

Publications & Citations

Ponce Health Sciences University has published 1,944 scientific papers with 59,194 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Pathology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Psychology, Immunology, and Computer Science.

Publications
1,944
Citations
59,194

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
1,711 / 56,306
Biology
1,520 / 56,589
Genetics
1,097 / 41,687
Pathology
879 / 14,945
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
877 / 34,090
Chemistry
876 / 38,513
Biochemistry
823 / 38,205
Psychology
792 / 24,641
Immunology
605 / 10,228
Computer Science
580 / 39,718
Psychiatry
578 / 20,578
Sociology
519 / 23,154
Environmental Science
476 / 20,248
Oncology and Cancer research
438 / 6,457
Surgery
426 / 4,298
Public Health
360 / 21,734
Philosophy
347 / 11,173
Political Science
343 / 4,659
Demography
341 / 21,690
Engineering
335 / 18,078
Physics
326 / 33,352
Neuroscience
323 / 19,518
Law
316 / 4,596
Mathematics
291 / 14,028
Geology
289 / 17,855
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
285 / 4,466
Statistics
275 / 13,903
Virology
267 / 5,145
Paleontology
261 / 17,685
Family medicine
258 / 3,208
Nursing
249 / 3,181
Geography and Cartography
199 / 2,647
Anatomy and Physiology
189 / 3,556
Organic Chemistry
168 / 3,500
Gerontology
167 / 2,723
Linguistics
165 / 9,953
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
163 / 2,958
Anthropology
163 / 2,602
Economics
163 / 2,212
Clinical Psychology
160 / 1,554

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 2 147
1993 6 35
1994 8 48
1995 9 61
1996 13 41
1997 11 70
1998 18 97
1999 11 73
2000 2 87
2001 7 95
2002 12 139
2003 15 232
2004 35 397
2005 34 490
2006 54 792
2007 34 1033
2008 39 1044
2009 34 1246
2010 46 1450
2011 38 1519
2012 65 1694
2013 57 1888
2014 70 1811
2015 81 1983
2016 87 2555
2017 73 3384
2018 116 3871
2019 120 4350
2020 128 5098
2021 140 5632
2022 152 5164
2023 190 5561
2024 173 5741
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Notable alumni

  1. Joxel García

    Joxel García
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    physician
    Biography

    Joxel García is a Puerto Rican physician and a former four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He served as the fourteenth Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from March 13, 2008, to January 20, 2009. He served as the Director of Health in the District of Columbia. He served as the Executive Director of the MD Anderson Cancer Control and Prevention Platform and Member of the Leadership Team of the MD Anderson Moon Shots program until May 2017 before joining American Express as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.

General info

Alternative names PHSU
Founded 1977
Motto Scientia, lux et Deus
Knowledge, Light and God
Colors green
Academic calendar August to May
Total FTE staff 527
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Location and contacts

Address 388 Calle Luis F. Sala
Ponce, Puerto Rico, 00716-2347
United States
City population 137,000
Phone 575575257502575

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