Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island · Website
$72,975
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$72,975
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Salve Regina University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Newport, Rhode Island with 2,121 undergraduates and 656 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,967 a year (tuition and fees $50,100). It admits 68% of applicants and 77% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $72,975 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
$36,967
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$50,100
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
77%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$72,975
Rank 305 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
- $36,967
- Tuition and fees
- $50,100
- Cost of attendance
- $70,630
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,939
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $30,844
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $31,264
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,374
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $39,244
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 $36,740 in 2015-16 to $50,100 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
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,232
- Undergraduates
- 2,121
- Graduate students
- 656
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 77%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 78
- Endowment
- $92.4M
- 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 305 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 19 in Rhode Island (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | RI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,967 | $25,425 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $50,100 | $39,847 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 77% | 78% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,027 | $46,407 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $72,975 | $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. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $27,000 | $78,876 | $89,102 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $27,000 | $35,096 | $61,121 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 59 | $18,574 | $64,563 | $89,789 | $103,485 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $42,044 | $65,220 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $27,000 | $42,831 | $70,694 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $43,356 | $59,178 | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 47 | $18,729 | $78,042 | $116,495 | $66,714 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $27,000 | $36,898 | $67,622 | $55,378 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $66,034 | $89,657 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $40,525 | $65,346 | $57,214 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 23 | $31,188 | $59,920 | $67,416 | $65,184 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | $69,291 | $92,752 | $89,981 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $33,230 | Withheld | $56,359 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,320 | $58,716 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | Withheld | $76,599 | $76,194 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,067 | $41,367 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $27,000 | $51,308 | $57,837 | $50,499 |
| Historic Preservation and ConservationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,728 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Psychology, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,627 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Salve Regina University cost?
$36,967 a year is the average net price at Salve Regina University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $50,100, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $70,630. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,939 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Salve Regina University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Salve Regina University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,232. The median admission rate of colleges in Rhode Island is 70%.
How much do Salve Regina University graduates earn?
$72,975 a year is the median pay of former Salve Regina University students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,027 after 6 years). That ranks 305 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 19 in Rhode Island. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Security Science and Technology (Post-bachelor certificate) at $91,193.
How much student debt do Salve Regina University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Salve Regina University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 70% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Salve Regina University?
77% of first-time, full-time students at Salve Regina University finish within 6 years. 83% 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 Salve Regina University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (99 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (62 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (59 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 78 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.