unitid 217402 · Providence, RI · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Providence College
- enrollment 2023
- 5,035
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
51%
20th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
4,229
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
13%
undergrads on Pell grants
8th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
86%
finish within 150% time
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$80,466
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$48,523
after aid, aided students
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$87,054
after entry, Title IV students
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $28,152 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k12%
- 30-48k8%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $121,853
- First-generation students
- 15%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $63,550
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 177 | $100,232 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | 134 | $91,768 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 117 | $88,809 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 115 | $81,311 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 112 | $69,424 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 104 | $111,415 | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 69 | $78,163 | $27,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 62 | $83,457 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 60 | $97,691 | $27,000 |
| Economics. | 53 | $105,070 | $26,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 51 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 40 | $60,307 | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.