Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 51%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1250–1390
- Undergraduates
- 4,229
- Setting
- City: Midsize
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1250–1390
- Reading and Writing
- 630–700
- Math
- 620–690
- Average total
- 1346
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 29–32
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (401) 865-1000
Cost
- Tuition
- $65,960per year
- Average net price
- $49,594What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $90,260
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
Show all 59 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Area Studies · bachelor
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians · bachelor
- Computer Science · bachelor
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, graduate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor, master
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · bachelor, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · undergraduate certificate, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Engineering, General · bachelor
- Engineering Physics · bachelor
- Engineering Science · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Legal Support Services · undergraduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology · bachelor
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor, master
- International/Globalization Studies · bachelor, master
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Religion/Religious Studies · master
- Bible/Biblical Studies · master
- Theological and Ministerial Studies · bachelor, master
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Fire Protection · bachelor
- Community Organization and Advocacy · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Public Administration · undergraduate certificate
- Social Work · bachelor
- Social Sciences, General · bachelor
- Criminology · bachelor
- Economics · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · undergraduate certificate
- Public Health · bachelor
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master
- Accounting and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · bachelor
- Human Resources Management and Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Marketing · bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, graduate certificate
- History · bachelor, master
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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