Salve Regina University Overview

Salve Regina University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newport, Rhode Island. The suburban atmosphere of Newport makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Salve Regina University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Salve Regina is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Salve Regina is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 93% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Salve Regina bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $53,500 a year. That's about 31% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Salve Regina student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Salve Regina University Rankings

According to our 2021 analysis, Salve Regina is ranked #388 out of 2,320 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Salve Regina.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Salve Regina has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#55	Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections	College Factual
#65	Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	College Factual
#71	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search

Where Is Salve Regina University?

Contact details for Salve Regina are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840-4192
Phone:	401-847-6650
Website:	www.salve.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SalveReginaUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/SalveRegina

How Do I Get Into Salve Regina?

You can apply to Salve Regina online at: www.salve.edu/undergraduate-admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Salve Regina

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Salve Regina?

With an acceptance rate of 72%, Salve Regina may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Can I Afford Salve Regina University?

The overall average net price of Salve Regina is $40,350. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Salve Regina, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $9,580 a year. That adds up to $38,320 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Salve Regina is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Salve Regina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,021 undergraduate students at Salve Regina, with 1,957 being full-time and 64 being part-time.

There are also 626 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,957 full-time undergraduates at Salve Regina, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Salve Regina University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	131
White	1,601
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Salve Regina University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Salve Regina. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and El Salvador.

Online Learning at Salve Regina University

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Salve Regina. In 2017-2018, 566 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 3rd most popular in Rhode Island for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Salve Regina

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Salve Regina University was 29.1%. This is the #718 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Salve Regina regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Salve Regina majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	20%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	20%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	5%
Liberal Arts General Studies	5%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	43%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Salve Regina ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Salve Regina.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
International Relations & National Security	#4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#10
Human Resource Management	#26
Social Sciences	#32
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#74
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#85
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#86
Liberal Arts General Studies	#86
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#93
Business Administration & Management	#196
Health Professions	#212
Business, Management & Marketing	#245

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Salve Regina University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Criminal Justice & Corrections	45	58	47	0	150
Business Administration & Management	54	1	93	0	148
Nursing	89	0	5	2	96
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	30	27	0	57
Teacher Education Grade Specific	47	0	0	0	47
Health & Medical Administrative Services	9	5	30	0	44
General Biology	39	0	0	0	39
Marketing	34	0	0	0	34
General Psychology	34	0	0	0	34
Finance & Financial Management	25	0	0	0	25
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	7	17	0	24
Liberal Arts General Studies	3	4	1	12	20
International Relations & National Security	0	1	18	0	19
Accounting	17	0	0	0	17
General English Literature	15	0	0	0	15
Social Work	15	0	0	0	15
Special Education	14	0	0	0	14
History	14	0	0	0	14
Communication & Media Studies	13	0	0	0	13
Educational Administration	0	12	0	0	12
Fine & Studio Arts	10	0	0	0	10
Political Science & Government	9	0	0	0	9
Philosophy	8	0	0	0	8
Economics	8	0	0	0	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	5	2	0	7
International Studies	7	0	0	0	7
Sociology	7	0	0	0	7
Romance Languages	6	0	0	0	6
Mathematics	6	0	0	0	6
Historic Preservation	6	0	0	0	6
Chemistry	6	0	0	0	6
Other Psychology	0	0	6	0	6
Natural Resources Conservation	5	0	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	0	0	0	5
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	3	0	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	0	3
Area Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Other Communication Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	558	126	246	14	944

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.