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IPEDS ID: 243081
OPE ID: 02482400
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Ponce Health Sciences University
388 Calle Luis F. Sala, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716-2347
General information:  (575) 575-2575 x02575
Website:  www.psm.edu/
Type:  4-year, Private for-profit
Awards offered:  Master's degree
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Doctor's degree - professional practice
Campus setting:  City: Midsize
Campus housing:  No
Student population:  970 (0 undergraduate)
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Admissionswww.psm.edu/admissions/
Apply Onlineapplyphsu.force.com/
Financial Aidwww.psm.edu/future-students/financial-aid-services/
Net Price Calculatorwww.psm.edu/doc/npc/
Disability Serviceswww.psm.edu/current-student/student-support-services/office-professional-counseling/
Mission Statement
  www.psm.edu/about/
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – graduate courses offered, programs not offered
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Carnegie Classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2024Full timePart time
Total faculty217638
Instructional150633
Research and public service675
Total graduate assistants-14
Instructional-0
Research-14

Faculty data for this campus includes data from child institutions.:
open-close Tuition, Fees, and Estimated Student Expenses
Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2024-2025
In-state tuition$25,664
In-state fees$3,276
Out-of-state tuition$29,099
Out-of-state fees$3,276
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition plan
  • Does not participate in Promise program
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Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2023-2024
  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2023-2024, therefore financial aid information was not reported.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
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  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2023-2024, therefore net price information was not reported.
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open-close Enrollment
Fall 2024
Total enrollment (all graduate)970
Attendance StatusStudent Gender
Attendance Status: Full-time: 98% Part-time: 2%Student Gender: Male: 35% Female: 65%
Student Race/ethnicity
Student Race/ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native: 0% Asian: 0% Black or African American: 0% Hispanic/Latino: 97% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0% White: 2% Two or more races: 0% Race/ethnicity unknown: 0% U.S. Nonresident: 0%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 13% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 37% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 50%
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  • This institution does not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore admission information was not reported.
open-close Retention and Graduation Rates
  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.
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  • Institutions that did not offer undergraduate programs were not required to report Outcome Measures.
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Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2023-2024
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramMasterDoctor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other72-
Biomedical Sciences, General13
Category total733
Health Professions and Related Programs
Medicine-95
Public Health, General3111
Category total31106
Grand total104109
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Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)
Educational Benefits, 2023-2024
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance: Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 4 DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 0
  • Average amounts of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.
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  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Middle States Commission on Higher EducationAccredited since ((!)07/01/2003)01/01/2027
Programmatic Accreditation
Accreditor / ProgramStatusNext Review Date
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited since (03/19/2013)12/31/2028
Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programsAccredited since (03/11/2004)12/31/2032
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited since (03/15/2021)12/31/2026
Council on Education for Public Health
Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public healthAccredited since (06/08/2013)07/01/2026
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degreeAccredited since (07/01/1977)12/31/2026
  • (!) Estimated date
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/151351.
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On-Campus
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
b. Negligent manslaughter000
c. Rape000
d. Fondling000
e. Incest000
f. Statutory Rape000
g. Robbery000
h. Aggravated assault000
i. Burglary000
j. Motor vehicle theft000
k. Arson000
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence000
b. Dating violence000
c. Stalking000
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations000
c. Liquor law violations000
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations000
c. Liquor law violations000
  • The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.
  • The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.
  • The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.
open-close Cohort Default Rates
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
Fiscal Year202120202019
Default rate0.0%0.0%0.9%
Number in default002
Number in repayment281237211
  • These default rates apply to all locations of this institution.
Aid Programs
  • Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)