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Ponce Health Sciences University

Ponce, Puerto Rico 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateTakes internationalMCAT requiredMMI interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

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Average MCAT

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Class size

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Applicants

2,255

Interviewed

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Admitted

194

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Jan 31, 2027

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Puerto Rico residents (Missouri and Illinois residents also pay resident tuition)

58% of seats

Minimums: GPA 2.7 · MCAT total 494

2025-26568 applied112 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

42% of seats

Minimums: GPA 2.7 · MCAT total 494

2025-261,687 applied82 admitted

Canadian citizens

Minimums: GPA 2.7 · MCAT total 494

International applicants

Minimums: GPA 2.7 · MCAT total 494

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Prerequisites

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • Biology I & II with lab: 8 credits
  • Chemistry I & II with lab: 8 credits
  • Organic Chemistry I & II with lab: 8 credits
  • Physics I & II with lab: 8 credits
  • Mathematics: 6 credits
  • Behavioral and Social Sciences: 6 credits
  • Spanish: 3 credits
  • English: 3 credits
  • Minimum cumulative and science GPA 2.7
  • Three letters of recommendation (two professors, one professional)
  • Personal statement and resume/CV
  • Bilingual English/Spanish for Ponce campus (Language Assessment Evaluation may be required)

GPA

Minimum 2.7 (4.0 (AMCAS)). AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredMinimum MCAT 494, within the first three attempts, taken within the last five years. Minimum cumulative and science GPA 2.7.Minimum MCAT 494, within the first three attempts, taken within the last five years. Minimum cumulative and science GPA 2.7.

Casper

Not published by the school

Also required

Ponce (main campus) applicants must be bilingual in English and Spanish (a Language Assessment Evaluation may be required); interviews for the Ponce campus are in Spanish and English. The St. Louis, MO campus is English-only. Prerequisites include 3 credits of Spanish.

How selection works

Accepts non-residents at higher tuition. 'Residents of Missouri, Illinois, or Puerto Rico qualify for resident tuition rates.' Ponce (main campus) applicants must be bilingual in English and Spanish; the St. Louis, MO campus is English-only.

Interview

Format

MMI

Delivery

Virtual

When

Not published

Practise for Ponce Health Sciences University's MMI

Timed stations, follow-ups and instant feedback.

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Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Dec 30, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline · December 30, 2026

  2. Jan 31, 2027

    Secondary application deadline · January 31, 2027

Secondary application fee

USD 100

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 48,674

Special programs & mission

St. Louis, MO campus (same LCME MD program, English-only)

PHSU-SOM's mission to train ethical professionals who provide compassionate, culturally competent health care and generate high impact research to reduce health disparities in the populations we serve in Puerto Rico and the US.

Sources

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Where official sources disagree

  • timeline.secondaryDeadline: The admissions timelines page (updated 10/5/26) gives January 31, 2027; the MD program page tab still reads 'due by January 31, 2026' (previous cycle).