Updated October 28, 2026
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine acceptance rate
2,255 people applied to Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine for fall 2025 and 194 enrolled (AAMC data), so 8.6% of applicants matriculated. The share offered a seat is higher, because some admitted applicants enroll elsewhere.
- Applicants enrolled
- 8.6%
- matriculants per applicant, fall 2025 entry
- Applicants
- 2,255
- fall 2025 entry
- Matriculants
- 194
- fall 2025 entry
- MCAT
- Not found on the school's site
- GPA
- Not found on the school's site
- Interview format
- Virtual MMI (live and recorded parts)
Applicants and matriculants: AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026 (matriculants divided by applications, the class that entered in fall 2025). Interview format: AAMC MSAR 2027 interview report.
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How the Ponce rate is worked out
The AAMC's FACTS Table A-1 lists, for every MD school in the US, how many applications it received and how many students enrolled. For the class that entered in fall 2025, Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine received 2,255 applications and enrolled 194 students. 194 divided by 2,255 is 8.6%.
A-1 does not count acceptances by school, so this is not the share of applicants offered a seat. That share is higher, because some admitted applicants choose another school.
In-state and out-of-state applicants
25.2% of applications to Ponce came from Puerto Rico residents, and 57.7% of the students who enrolled were Puerto Rico residents. That is about 112 of roughly 568 in-state applicants (19.7%) and 82 of roughly 1,687 out-of-state applicants (4.9%).
Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026 (fall 2025 entry). Counts are approximate: they come from A-1's in-state percentages, which are rounded to one decimal.
Ponce MCAT and GPA
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine does not list a median or average MCAT or GPA for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find. We do not estimate these.
What Ponce says about its program
Ponce interview format
Virtual MMI (live and recorded parts). Mode: Virtual.
Sources: AAMC MSAR 2027 interview report. Checked 2026-10-16.
Full Ponce interview guide with practice questionsQuestions people ask
What is the Ponce medical school acceptance rate?
For the class that started in fall 2025, 2,255 people applied to Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine and 194 enrolled, according to AAMC FACTS Table A-1. That is 8.6% of applicants. The AAMC does not publish acceptances by school, so the share offered a seat is somewhat higher, because some admitted applicants choose another school.
What MCAT score do you need for Ponce?
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine does not list a median or average MCAT for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find.
What GPA do you need for Ponce?
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine does not list a median or average GPA for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find.
What is the Ponce interview format?
Virtual MMI (live and recorded parts). Mode: Virtual. Our Ponce interview guide covers the format and practice questions.
Does Ponce favor in-state applicants?
About 25.2% of applications came from Puerto Rico residents, and 57.7% of the students who enrolled were Puerto Rico residents (AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026). That works out to roughly 19.7% of in-state applicants enrolling, against 4.9% of out-of-state applicants.
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Confetto is not affiliated with the AAMC or Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine. Applicant and matriculant counts are from Table A-1: U.S. MD-Granting Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, Academic Year 2025-2026, © Association of American Medical Colleges, used with attribution. School figures are from Ponce's own website, checked 2026-10-28.