Providence College
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 68 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing21 · 30.9%
- No Data47 · 69.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 3
- Apr 2018Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
- Apr 2008Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 707 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $28.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 807 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Providence College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus11
- Non-campus1
Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
- Sexual orientation1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- McCarthy Hall1 fireElectricalDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Providence College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Providence College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectProvidence College | 86% | — | 4,666 | $48,523 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 50% | 88.4% | 4,303 | $31,027 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 80% | 65.5% | 3,636 | $41,219 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 0% | 91.0% | 2,839 | $20,252 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 77% | 68.2% | 2,791 | $36,967 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 89% | 18.7% | 2,520 | $50,507 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 79% | 68.2% | 3,238 | $39,093 |
Institutions like Providence College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Providence College's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Grad rate50%Admit rate88.4%Enrollment4,303Net price$31,027View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Bryant University
Grad rate80%Admit rate65.5%Enrollment3,636Net price$41,219View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Johnson & Wales University-Online
Grad rate0%Admit rate91.0%Enrollment2,839Net price$20,252View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Salve Regina University
Grad rate77%Admit rate68.2%Enrollment2,791Net price$36,967View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsRhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design
Grad rate89%Admit rate18.7%Enrollment2,520Net price$50,507View data
Providence College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) is to provide accurate data and analytical support for official institutional reporting and academic planning, and to improve institutional effectiveness by initiating and conducting original studies that inform policy development, academic programs, and the Providence College environment.
Visit IR office page- Melanie R. SullivanExecutive Director of Institutional Research
- April A. RobertsAssistant Director of Institutional Research
- Christine A. BaccariResearch Analyst of Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Providence College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C111,129 applied → 6,453 admitted (58.0%) → 1,040 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 58.0% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C22,700 offered a waitlist spot, 867 accepted it, 577 admitted (66.6% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $77,050 (2022-2023).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $77,050 → about $40,020 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($37,030); 89% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H563% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $45,757 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 89%; first-year retention 92%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 9 pts below the overall rate (80% vs 89%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I355% of classes have under 20 students; 2% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B14,245 undergraduates and 492 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1245 transfer applicants → 168 admitted (68.6%) → 97 enrolled
Source publications
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