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Providence College Overview

Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Providence College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Providence College Known For?

1,247 Undergraduate Awards
$51,382 Avg Cost After Aid
53% Acceptance Rate
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at Providence.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Providence makes roughly $79,628 a year. This is 95% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • The average Providence student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Providence College?

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Contact details for Providence are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918-0001
Phone: 401-865-1000
Website: www.providence.edu

How Do I Get Into Providence?

You can apply to Providence online at: admission.providence.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Providence

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Providence?

53% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
27% Submit SAT Scores
Providence has an acceptance rate of 53%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Average Test Scores

About 27% of students accepted to Providence submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 710. Math scores were between 620 and 710.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Providence College  ( 640 to 710 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Providence College  ( 620 to 710 )
200
800
Providence received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

ACT English Scores for Providence College  ( 28 to 35 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Providence College  ( 28 to 32 )
1
36

Can I Afford Providence College?

$51,382 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Providence is $51,382. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Providence, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $9,903 a year. That adds up to $39,612 over four years for those students.

Providence College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,001 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,179 undergraduate students at Providence, with 4,001 being full-time and 178 being part-time.

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There are also 492 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,001 full-time undergraduates at Providence, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Providence College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 55
Black or African American 143
Hispanic or Latino 399
White 3,093
International Students 62
Other Races/Ethnicities 249

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Providence College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Providence. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Vietnam, and Ireland.

Online Learning at Providence College

72 Took All Classes Online
262 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 262 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Providence has changed over the last few years.

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Providence College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 207 0 0 207
Business Administration & Management 1 0 102 0 99 202
General Psychology 0 0 102 0 0 102
Marketing 0 0 93 0 0 93
General Biology 0 0 91 0 0 91
Economics 0 0 79 0 0 79
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 74 0 0 74
Political Science & Government 0 0 68 0 0 68
Accounting 0 0 67 0 0 67
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 58 58
Teacher Education Subject Specific 15 0 14 0 9 38
Special Education 0 0 35 0 0 35
History 0 0 27 0 7 34
International Studies 0 0 29 0 4 33
General English Literature 0 0 29 0 0 29
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 28 0 0 0 28
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 24 24
Mathematics 0 0 19 0 1 20
Social Work 0 0 17 0 0 17
Sociology 0 0 16 0 0 16
Computer Science 0 0 13 0 0 13
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 1 10 11
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 11 0 0 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 10 0 0 10
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 10 0 0 10
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 9 9
Ethnic Studies 0 0 9 0 0 9
Romance Languages 0 0 9 0 0 9
Writing Studies 0 0 8 0 0 8
Public Administration 8 0 0 0 0 8
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 0 6 0 2 8
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 7 0 7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 6 0 0 6
General Social Sciences 0 0 6 0 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 6 0 0 6
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 6 0 0 6
Engineering Physics 0 0 5 0 0 5
Chemistry 0 0 4 0 0 4
Human Resource Management 1 0 2 0 0 3
Philosophy 0 0 3 0 0 3
Engineering Science 0 0 2 0 0 2
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 1 0 0 1
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 1 0 0 1
General Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 1
Area Studies 0 0 1 0 0 1
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 1 0 0 1
Public Health 0 0 1 0 0 1
Criminology 0 0 1 0 0 1
Biblical Studies 0 0 0 0 1 1
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 1 0 0 1
Music 0 0 1 0 0 1
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Support Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Protection 0 0 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 25 28 1,194 8 224 1,479

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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