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Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·salve.edu
6-yr Graduation
77%
-1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,791
peer median 3,238
Avg net price
$35,682
-$2.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,202
6,202 candidates competed
Admitted
4,228
68.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
557
13.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
77%-1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
72%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
77%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
73%
Non-Pell
76%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 67 Title IV programs, 17 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
67
Passing
17
25.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

67programs
  • Passing17 · 25.4%
  • No Data50 · 74.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
17
No data
50

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.

17
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+38.1%
$48,067 vs $34,808
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+38.6%
$67,416 vs $48,653
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.4%
$89,789 vs $60,112
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+54.3%
$92,752 vs $60,112
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+66.2%
$57,837 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+70.0%
$59,178 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+75.6%
$61,121 vs $34,808
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+87.4%
$65,220 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

14
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,837 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
46%
$27,000 debt · $59,178 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,121 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
42%
$28,604 debt · $67,416 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$27,000 debt · $65,220 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
41%
$27,000 debt · $65,346 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
40%
$27,000 debt · $67,622 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$27,000 debt · $70,694 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1956Next review Dec 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 8

  1. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Nov 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,575
$30–48k$29,451
$48–75k$29,769
$75–110k$34,113
$110k+$38,585

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$35,682
-$2,582vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $38,264
Federal loans
71.0%
In-state tuition
$47,930
Out-of-state
$47,930

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 413 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $20.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
413
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,335,007 total
Direct Loans
$20.7M
2,900 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.9M
888 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.5M
1,408 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.3M
330 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6.6M
252 loan awards
Grad PLUS$395K
22 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 681 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
681
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.8%
2017
1.8%
2018
1.4%
2019
1.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Salve Regina

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs57
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

763 total completions
01Business
19525.6%
02Health Professions
18624.4%
03Psychology
9011.8%
04Security/Protective
8110.6%
05Education
709.2%
06Biological Sciences
455.9%
07Social Sciences
385.0%
08Public Admin
233.0%
09English Language
182.4%
10Liberal Arts
172.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,791
12-mo unduplicated
3,025
Undergraduate
2,187
Graduate
838

Gender split

Men
30%920
Women
70%2,105

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.9%
Hispanic
10.0%
Unknown
3.5%
Two or more
3.3%
Non-resident
2.9%
Asian
1.8%
Black
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
563
341 M · 222 W
Women athletes
39.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$56K
$16K
Head-coach salaries
$56K
$44K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
143 M ·
$311K
Lacrosse
53 M · 24 W
$266K
Soccer
30 M · 30 W
$243K
Ice Hockey
30 M · 26 W
$805K
Baseball
48 M ·
$364K
Basketball
18 M · 14 W
$331K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.18
12 offenses · 2,872 students

3-year trend

2.172 yrs ago2.831 yr ago4.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
26
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
6
Fondling
4
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

12total
  • On campus10
  • Non-campus1
  • Public property1

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor0219

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
129

Salve Regina vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Salve Regina selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectSalve Regina University
77%2,791$35,682Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rhode Island School of Design
89%18.7%2,520$46,253Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Johnson & Wales University-Online
0%91.0%2,839$21,611Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bryant University
80%65.5%3,636$40,846Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
50%88.4%4,303$32,478Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Providence College
86%50.9%4,666$45,538Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median79%65.5%3,238$38,264

Frequently asked questions about Salve Regina University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Salve Regina.

What is the graduation rate at Salve Regina University?

Salve Regina University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 77% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Salve Regina University?

Salve Regina University reports a total enrollment of 2,791 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Salve Regina University?

The average net price at Salve Regina University is $35,682 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Salve Regina University?

Salve Regina University's yield rate is 13.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Salve Regina University located?

Salve Regina University is located in Newport, Rhode Island 02840-4192.

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