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University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·uprovidence.edu
6-yr Graduation
28%
-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
763
peer median 730
Avg net price
$20,907
+$4.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small 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
352
352 candidates competed
Admitted
177
50.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
89
50.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
28%-12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
21%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
21%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%
Non-Pell
30%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 31 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
31
Passing
3
9.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

31programs
  • Passing3 · 9.7%
  • No Data28 · 90.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
28

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.

3
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.2%
$48,103 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+154.7%
$153,084 vs $60,112
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+242.5%
$119,206 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
52%
$25,000 debt · $48,103 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$29,666 debt · $153,084 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$15,572 debt · $119,206 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1935Next review Apr 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  4. Apr 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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$16,227
$30–48k$19,896
$48–75k$15,173
$75–110k$25,482
$110k+$25,724

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,907
+$4,140vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $16,767
Federal loans
45.7%
In-state tuition
$29,018
Out-of-state
$29,018

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 214 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
214
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.2M
$1,167,384 total
Direct Loans
$3.3M
524 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$795K
200 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
227 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$916K
56 loan awards
Parent PLUS$494K
34 loan awards
Grad PLUS$89K
7 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 233 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (3.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
233
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.4%
2017
8.0%
2018
5.6%
2019
3.0%
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 University of Providence

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs34
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

235 total completions
01Health Professions
12653.6%
02Psychology
2811.9%
03Business
2711.5%
04Biological Sciences
187.7%
05Parks/Recreation
166.8%
06Security/Protective
114.7%
07Liberal Arts
31.3%
08Legal Professions
20.9%
09Education
20.9%
10Computer Sciences
20.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
763
12-mo unduplicated
914
Undergraduate
694
Graduate
220

Gender split

Men
32%294
Women
68%620

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.4%
Non-resident
5.7%
Black
4.9%
Asian
4.0%
Hispanic
3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.3%
Unknown
2.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
334
162 M · 172 W
Women athletes
51.5%
Athletic aid
$6.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.0M
$3.3M
Recruiting expense
$36K
$33K
Head-coach salaries
$43K
$42K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Wrestling
46 M · 46 W
$2.4M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
46 M · 35 W
$1.0M
Soccer
30 M · 27 W
$1.4M
Basketball
35 M · 22 W
$1.7M
Volleyball
· 35 W
$829K
Softball
· 24 W
$558K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 955 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs04
    Liquor026

    Residence-hall fires

    • Sikora Hall1 fire
      ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    9.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    49

    University of Providence vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions University of Providence 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
    SubjectUniversity of Providence
    28%763$20,907Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Rocky Mountain College
    48%69.6%1,032$18,508Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Universidad Central de Bayamon
    32%65.9%698$4,285Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Bushnell University
    56%67.3%761$23,520Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses
    100%699$11,410Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Washington Adventist University
    28%46.2%612$15,026Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median40%66.6%730$16,767

    Frequently asked questions about University of Providence

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Providence.

    What is the graduation rate at University of Providence?

    University of Providence reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend University of Providence?

    University of Providence reports a total enrollment of 763 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at University of Providence?

    The average net price at University of Providence is $20,907 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at University of Providence?

    University of Providence's yield rate is 50.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of Providence located?

    University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana 59405-4996.

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