The student population at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is 5,776 (4,139 undergraduate and 1,637 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,565 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at PUCPR is 71.66% which is decreased by 1,893 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 672 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.91 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

156 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 147.62% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,178 where 5,776 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

71.66% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.34% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,893 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 672 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.91 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in PUCPR than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,3416,0322,4923,5402,3097981,511
2014-158,079
-262
5,865
-167
2,412
-80
3,453
-87
2,214
-95
741
-57
1,473
-38
2015-167,767
-312
5,539
-326
2,287
-125
3,252
-201
2,228
14
731
-10
1,497
24
2016-177,360
-407
5,214
-325
2,152
-135
3,062
-190
2,146
-82
683
-48
1,463
-34
2017-187,381
21
5,405
191
2,169
17
3,236
174
1,976
-170
609
-74
1,367
-96
2018-197,136
-245
5,291
-114
2,052
-117
3,239
3
1,845
-131
557
-52
1,288
-79
2019-207,152
16
5,346
55
2,045
-7
3,301
62
1,806
-39
552
-5
1,254
-34
2020-216,614
-538
4,889
-457
1,804
-241
3,085
-216
1,725
-81
534
-18
1,191
-63
2021-226,175
-439
4,473
-416
1,555
-249
2,918
-167
1,702
-23
523
-11
1,179
-12
2022-235,776
-399
4,139
-334
1,484
-71
2,655
-263
1,637
-65
499
-24
1,138
-41
Average7,1785,2192,0453,1741,9596231,336
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,219 where 4,139 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,0325,4792,2603,219553232321
2014-155,8655,2762,1713,105589241348
2015-165,5394,9802,0562,924559231328
2016-175,2144,5901,8862,704624266358
2017-185,4054,7791,9322,847626237389
2018-195,2914,6991,8022,897592250342
2019-205,3464,7131,7942,919633251382
2020-214,8894,2821,5782,704607226381
2021-224,4733,7441,2852,459729270459
2022-234,1393,5531,2482,305586236350
Average5,2195,2191,8012,8085,219244366
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,959 where 1,637 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,3091,6716221,049638176462
2014-152,2141,5595581,001655183472
2015-162,2281,5935351,058635196439
2016-172,1461,474493981672190482
2017-181,9761,309435874667174493
2018-191,8451,159373786686184502
2019-201,8061,113359754693193500
2020-211,7251,084362722641172469
2021-221,7021,098355743604168436
2022-231,6371,070351719567148419
Average1,9591,9594448691,959178467
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 0.05% and the percentage of black students is 0.03% at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-140008,218040
2014-150047,916080
2015-160017,670070
2016-170217,2550120
2017-180327,3130150
2018-190217,056070
2019-200327,101050
2020-210026,566020
2021-220116,041040
2022-230025,634030
Average0127,077070
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

156 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 147.62% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,079631,3746,642
2015-167,767731,2246,470
2016-177,3601081,1756,077
2017-187,3811571,3655,859
2018-197,1361691,4605,507
2019-207,1521351,6575,360
2020-216,6141641,7014,749
2021-226,1756,17500
2022-235,7761561,6843,936
Average7,0498001,2934,956

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