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Providence College

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Acceptance Rate

50.9%

Total Profiles

6

SAT Range

1250–1390

User Accept Rate

33.3%

Tuition

$60,848

Undergrad Enrollment

4,170

Applicants

12,469

Yield Rate

19.7%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1470
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023WAITLISTED
GPA
3.47
SAT
1390
ACT
24
Round: REA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.93
SAT
1540
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.22
SAT
1120
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
3.30
SAT
1290
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.74
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$48,523/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $194,092 over four years.

What grads earn

$75,637/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$73,951 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 2% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.6 years of pay.

90% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

46%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Providence College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$28,152
$30–48k$21,835
$48–75k$25,296
$75–110k$33,169
Over $110k$56,699

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

89%

Completion · all

86%

Completion · Pell

78%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

79%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
12,469
Admitted
6,07548.7%
Enrolled
1,19720% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Rape4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation48% / 52%
MenWomen

Men's

Basketball16Ice Hockey28Lacrosse54Soccer40Swimming28Track & Field86

Women's

Basketball15Field Hockey25Ice Hockey25Soccer31Softball23Swimming33Tennis11Track & Field93Volleyball17
Research Activity
FY 2024
$6Mtotal R&D expenditure#438 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Finance, General152 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General118 grads
Business Administration and Management, General93 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General85 grads
Psychology, General73 grads
Accounting47 grads
Political Science and Government, General47 grads
Health/Health Care Administration/Management47 grads
Special Education and Teaching, General38 grads
Economics, General34 grads

4yr Grad Rate

85%

6yr Grad Rate

89%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$87,054