Ponce Health Sciences University-East

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ponce Health Sciences University-East

Ponce Health Sciences University-East operates as a private for-profit institution located in Ponce, Puerto Rico (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 131 students of which 71 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Ponce Health Sciences University-East is categorized as “26” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 79.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,719, with published in-state tuition of $10,504 and a Pell grant recipient share of 87.7%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 87.5%. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.