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Student Population

Student Population at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce

Total Enrollment

3,267

Undergraduate

2,779

Graduate

488

Online Enrollment

1,176

Men Students

1,150

Women Students

2,117

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,267 students have enrolled at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce - 2,779 undergraduate and 488 graduate.

By gender, 1,150 male and 2,117 female students are attending Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. By attendance status, there are 2,387 full-time students and 880 part-time students.

The number of students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Puerto Rico. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as American University of Puerto Rico and American University of Puerto Rico, its population is very large (average population is 1,387).

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,176 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,150 male and 2,117 female students attending Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.54 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,779	2,129	650
Men	999	778	221
Women	1,780	1,351	429

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	488	258	230
Men	151	82	69
Women	337	176	161

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,249 Hispanic students (99.45%) and 10 White students (0.31%) at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	2,768	996	1,772
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	6	1	5
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	2,779	999	1,780

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	2	0	2
Hispanic	481	150	331
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	4	0	4
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	488	151	337

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,129 students whose age under twenty five and 811 students whose age is over thirty years old at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

Especially, 51 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

Population by Student Age at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,779	999	1,780
Under 18	51	19	32
18-19	711	264	447
20-21	714	282	432
22-24	616	233	383
25-29	279	95	184
30-34	139	38	101
35-39	103	27	76
40-49	116	29	87
50-64	50	12	38
Total	2,779	999	1,780

Population by Student Age at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
	Total	Men	Women
Total	488	151	337
20-21	1	0	1
22-24	36	14	22
25-29	48	16	32
30-34	77	22	55
35-39	91	26	65
40-49	154	45	109
50-64	78	26	52
65 and over	3	2	1
Total	488	151	337

Online Student Population

At Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, 2,755 students (84.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,176 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 771 students live in Puerto Rico where Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce is located in and 405 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,267	2,779	488
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,176	831	345
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,579	1,568	11
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	512	380	132

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,176	831	345
Puerto Rico Residents	771	554	217
Other State in U.S.	405	277	128
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0