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Ponce Health Sciences University-East

Ponce, Puerto Rico Private for-profit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce Health Sciences University-East is a private for-profit four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 764, made up of 131 undergraduates and 633 graduate students.

Ponce Health Sciences University-East offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Clinical Psychology, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 185 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

764

Students enrolled

88%

First-year retention

185

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

7:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Psychology 3

Psychology, General MasterPhD 83 graduates
Clinical Psychology Professional 53 graduates
School Psychology Master 14 graduates

Health Professions 2

Registered Nursing Bachelor 17 graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Certificate 4 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Neuroscience Certificate 14 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 88%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 17
Master's degrees: 70
Doctoral degrees (research): 27
Professional doctorates: 53
Post-master's certificates: 18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 764
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 131
Graduate students, fall 2024: 633
Full-time, fall 2024: 98%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 780
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 140
Graduate students, 2024-25: 640
Full-time, 2024-25: 96%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 85%
Men: 15%
Hispanic or Latino: 99%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 35%

Campus and services

Setting: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President: Gino Natalicchio
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program

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