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Providence College

Providence, RI · CDS 20242025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
90.3%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$23,330

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates4,556
Total all graduate430
Grand total all students4,986

Admissions

Total applicants12,521
Total admitted
Total enrolled1,223
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/1
# admitted under ED plan460
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/1
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT49.5%
% submitting ACT8.3%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile550
SAT EBRW 75th %ile660
SAT Math 25th %ile540
SAT Math 75th %ile660
ACT Comp 25th %ile25
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class44.9%
% in top 25% of HS class80.9%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$41,395
Avg % of need met90.3%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$25,678
Avg loan debt at graduation$23,330

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist3,199
# admitted from waitlist251
Waitlist admit rate22.9%
Transfer applicants (total)320
Transfer admit rate47.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time62.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)50.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$48,523Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)87.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)85.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate92.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$83,143Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant13.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan56.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress42.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted2.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white79.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women43.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men56.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white78.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services41.8%
Social Sciences12.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.2%
Psychology10.1%
Education5.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs4.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters1.9%