Providence College
Providence, RI · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Providence, RI · 4,170 undergraduates · 49% acceptance rate · $87,054 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 5%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 6%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 12%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $45,5381,957th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $60,8481,950th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $60,8481,950th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $76,6671,879th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $87,05488th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $69,326114th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 87.8%106th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 91.2%217th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 48.7%255th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1342145th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 29132nd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,170563rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 13.2%1,999th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (BOS)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 15
- EANov 1
- RDJan 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $70
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $73,769 | $68,219 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $62,707 | $62,260 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $57,576 | $55,964 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $52,226 | $49,899 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $52,107 | $53,810 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $51,392 | $51,722 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $51,273 | $64,791 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,965 | $44,943 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $47,260 | $45,383 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $45,249 | $44,170 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $39,927 | $39,729 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $38,721 | $44,649 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1917source
- Athletic nickname: "Friars"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: "Veritas"source
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""When the Saints Go Marching In""source
- Notable alum: Janeane Garofalosource
- Notable alum: Lenny Wilkenssource
- Notable alum: Frank Capriosource
- Notable alum: Chris Doddsource
- Notable alum: Robert Gallosource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $13,626,509 (M $5,659,483 · W $7,967,026)
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Ice Hockey: 2015
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteprovidence.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 217402)
- Compare colleges in RIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in Rhode IslandEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Providence College vs Roger Williams UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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