Providence College
Providence, RI · Private nonprofit50.9%
Acceptance rate
1,342
SAT Average
$45,538
Avg net price
4,170
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 1,009Master’s 227 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 428Master’s 115 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 130Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 105Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 104Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 48Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 44Master’s 82 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 7 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s 10 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s 2 |
| Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 11 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big East Conference
Projected sponsored sports21
Athletic participation
413 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 10 · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Nov 1
Early Action
Decision released by Jan 1 · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Nov 15
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Mar 1 · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Feb 1
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $62,520
- Required fees
- $1,030
- Food and housing
- $17,840
- Books and supplies
- $1,150
- Other expenses
- $1,540
- Total
- $84,080
- $69,7302019–2019–20
- $70,9452020–2120–21
- $74,4102021–2221–22
- $76,9102022–2322–23
- $80,6402023–2423–24
- $84,0802024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $45,538 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2024–25
- First-years with need-based aid
- 47%
- Average share of need met
- 92.9%
- Average need-based grant
- $42,855
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Providence College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).
Providence College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
Providence College runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Providence College admits in-state applicants at 40.8%, out-of-state applicants at 53.2%, and international applicants at 13.4%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,223 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 43% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
49.5% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
8.3% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Providence College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 15.9% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.54
High-school class rank
Among the 15.9% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Providence College rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Providence College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $45,538 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 579 of 1,222 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Providence College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Providence College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
91.2% of Providence College’s first-years return for a second year and 87.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03