Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $49,594. 86% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $90,260 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $27,000.

Average net price
$49,594
per year Verified data
Completion rate
86%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$90,260
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$27,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$65,960
Out-of-state tuition and fees$65,960
Average cost of attendance$83,479
Books and supplies$1,150
Room and board, on campus$18,470
Average net price, all aided students$49,594
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$27,565
Average net price, family income over $110,000$57,392

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
51%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1250 to 1390
ACT composite range, middle 50%
29 to 32
Undergraduate enrollment
4,229
Graduate enrollment
430
Students receiving Pell grants
15%
Student to faculty ratio
11 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time86%
Completion within normal time82%
First-year retention (full-time)94%
Median federal debt, graduates$27,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$307
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$50,000
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry91%
1 year after completion$60,901
4 years after completion$83,143
6 years after entry$73,699
8 years after entry$84,303
10 years after entry$90,260
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $90,260; the middle half earned $62,530 to $130,727. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Providence College

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

84 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (10)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (50)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
48$78,900$27,000
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
90$46,526$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
115$65,027$27,000
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Criminology
CIP 45.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
41$70,081$27,000
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Science
CIP 14.13 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
15$43,415$27,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
164$75,735$27,000
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
50$55,781$27,000
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
29$33,143$27,000
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
9$51,154Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
131$61,971$27,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
8$73,824Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
51$50,739$27,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
97$47,748$27,000
Public Health
CIP 51.22
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
19$45,865$27,000
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
39$52,699$27,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (14)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
79$82,365Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
40$69,271Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
24$55,211Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
7$59,014Suppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 217402, OPEID 003406. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.