Providence College

Providence, RI · Private (Nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
6,075 admitted
SAT · 50th
1210
Range 1093–1300
6-yr grad
85.8%
Retention 94.0%
Undergrads
4,229
11:1 S-F
Admissions
6,075 admitted
from 12,469 apps
Applications12,469
Enrolled1,197 · 19.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist199 of 3,642
Test scores
1210
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1093–1300 · 60.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W560610650
Math540590650
Comp109312101300
ACT
255075
Comp252730
Cost & aid
$62,520
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$62,520
Fees$1,030
Room & board$17,840
Books$1,150
Avg debt at graduation$40,588
Academics
11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
94.0% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention94.0%
4-year graduation83.3%
6-year graduation85.8%
Enrollment
4,229
undergraduates
Total undergraduates4,229
Out-of-state89.0%
Rankings
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — North
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — North#226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#13926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#17426
NicheBest Colleges in America#25126
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#27526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#80126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingRhode Island colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$65
application fee
Early decision11/1 → 12/1 · binding
Early decision 21/15
Early action11/1 → 1/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://admission.providence.edu/
Admissions emailpcadmiss@providence.edu
Admissions phone(401) 865-2535
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Fairfield University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Fairfield University CT · Private (nonprofit)33.3%13105K
Villanova University PA · Private (nonprofit)27.0%14507K
Loyola University Maryland MD · Private (nonprofit)69.9%13104K
College of the Holy Cross MA · Private (Nonprofit)13403K
Stonehill College MA · Private (nonprofit)66.3%2K
Fordham University NY · Private (nonprofit)59.3%140010K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Providence College

6 years of Providence College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.