Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island · Website
$87,054
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$87,054
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Providence College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Providence, Rhode Island with 4,229 undergraduates and 430 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $48,523 a year (tuition and fees $63,550). It admits 51% of applicants and 86% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $87,054 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$48,523
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$63,550
US median $11,837
Admission rate
51%
US median 78%
Completion rate
86%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$87,054
Rank 125 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $48,523
- Tuition and fees
- $63,550
- Cost of attendance
- $80,466
- Students with a need-based grant
- 13%
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,152
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,835
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,296
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $33,169
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $56,699
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $45,400 in 2015-16 to $63,550 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1,346
- SAT reading, middle
- 620
- SAT math, middle
- 605
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 4,229
- Graduate students
- 430
- Part-time students
- 1.6%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 86%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 80
- Endowment
- $352.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 125 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 19 in Rhode Island (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | RI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $48,523 | $25,425 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $63,550 | $39,847 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 51% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 86% | 78% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $69,326 | $46,407 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $87,054 | $53,085 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
80 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $27,000 | $64,427 | $103,021 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 134 | $27,000 | $58,434 | $89,629 | $69,303 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $27,000 | $39,616 | $93,757 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $27,000 | $53,932 | $85,119 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $27,000 | $37,863 | $63,746 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 104 | $20,500 | $73,619 | $120,118 | $103,485 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $27,000 | $43,911 | $75,637 | $63,293 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $27,000 | $49,879 | $73,165 | $58,716 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $27,000 | $69,044 | $103,245 | $76,194 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $26,000 | $69,364 | $95,590 | $82,686 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 51 | Withheld | $73,531 | $86,228 | $71,685 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $27,000 | $49,664 | $54,927 | $50,499 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 30 | $27,985 | $53,813 | $64,017 | $60,111 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $41,923 | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $35,983 | $64,750 | $52,657 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $22,750 | $40,798 | $63,736 | $48,590 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 23 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,956 | $55,000 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | Withheld | $67,281 | $59,972 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $69,195 | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,356 | $51,790 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Providence College cost?
$48,523 a year is the average net price at Providence College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $63,550, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $80,466. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,152 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Providence College?
51% of applicants are admitted to Providence College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,346 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Rhode Island is 70%.
How much do Providence College graduates earn?
$87,054 a year is the median pay of former Providence College students who work, 10 years after they started ($69,326 after 6 years). That ranks 125 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 19 in Rhode Island. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $73,619.
How much student debt do Providence College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Providence College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 57% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Providence College?
86% of first-time, full-time students at Providence College finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Providence College?
Finance and Financial Management Services (177 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (134 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (117 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 80 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.