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Providence College
Providence, RI · Private (nonprofit) · 4,229 students · mostly bachelor degrees
19th-cheapest of 20 Rhode Island colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$48,523
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$80,466
Graduation rate
86%
Admission rate
51%
Median graduate earnings
$87,054
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1346
Median ACT
29
Pell grant recipients
13%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
80 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree104 grads/yr$120,118Accounting · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$103,245Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree177 grads/yr$103,021Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree53 grads/yr$95,590Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree117 grads/yr$93,757Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$90,503Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree134 grads/yr$89,629Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree51 grads/yr$86,228Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree115 grads/yr$85,119French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$76,956Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$75,637Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$73,165Social Work · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$70,356International/Globalization Studies · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$67,281Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree9 grads/yr$66,545Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$64,750College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree30 grads/yr$64,017Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree112 grads/yr$63,746English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$63,736General Studies · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$62,111Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$54,927
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.