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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.

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
$45,5381,941st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$60,8481,932nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$60,8481,932nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$76,6671,863rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$87,05488th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$69,326113th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
87.8%106th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.2%214th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
48.7%251st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1342145th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,170563rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.2%1,983rd highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$73,769$68,219
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$62,707$62,260
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,576$55,964
MarketingBusinessbachelors$52,226$49,899
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$52,107$53,810
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$51,392$51,722
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$51,273$64,791
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$48,965$44,943
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$47,260$45,383
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$45,249$44,170
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$39,927$39,729
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,721$44,649

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Providence College’s 4,170 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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