Providence College
Common Data Set 2020-21
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Acceptance Rate
53.9%
Applications
10,817
Admitted
5,826
Enrolled
996
SAT Composite 25th
1,210
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$87,054
10 yrs after enrollment
86%
6-year completion
$48,523
sticker minus grants
$27,000
federal loans only
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529fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Melanie
Last Name:Sullivan
Title:Director
Office:Office of Institutional Research
Address Line 1:1 Cunningham Square
Zipcode2,918
Phone:401-865-2723
Email Address:oir@providence.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://academic-affairs.providence.edu/institutional-effectiveness/campus-data/
City:Providence
StateRI
Name of College/University:Providence College
Street Address Line 1:1 Cunningham Square
CityProvidence
StateRI
Zip2,918
Main Phone Number (Area Code)401
Main Phone Number:865-1000
WWW Home Page Address:www.providence,edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):401
Admissions Phone Number:865-2535
Admissions Email Address:pcadmiss@providence.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
CertificateX
AssociateX
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
SATX
ACTX
APX
Institutional ExamX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:2,723
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:811
Number of wait-listed students admitted:375
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80014.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69968.7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59916.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4991.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80016.6
SAT Math: 600-69959.4
SAT Math: 500-59922.7
SAT Math: 400-4991.4
SAT Math: 300-3990
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160012.5
SAT Composite: 1200-139971.2
SAT Composite: 1000-119915.2
SAT Composite: 800-9991.1
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-3640.7
ACT Composite: 24-2954.3
ACT Composite: 18-234.3
ACT Composite: 12-170.7
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class43
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class73
Percent in top half of high school graduating class94
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class6
Percent who had GPA of 4.02.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9922.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7424.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4925.6
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2417.2
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.997.6
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.5
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:65
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day15
Amount of housing deposit:1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 Year
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESIf yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:CDS-D Page 14 Common Data Set 2020-2021
Fall Closing Date: Month4
Spring Closing Date: Month12
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 60 credits Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 60 credits - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: N/A - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 60.00 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type D20 ##
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:60
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:60
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Number30
Unit Typecredit
Number30
Unit Typecredit
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://continuing-education.providence.edu/veteransandmilitaryservicemembers/
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 16 Common Data Set 2020-2021
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Other (specify):X
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
HistoryX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)90%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing91%
Percent who live off campus or commute9%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)88%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing67%
Percent who live off campus or commute34%
Percent of students age 25 and older3%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Annual Expenses
1 TABLEFinancial Aid
13 TABLESAcademic Year2020-2021 estimated
Federal$3,845,395
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$357,200
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$63,430,763
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$845,447
Total Scholarships/Grants$68,478,805
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$11,723,266
Federal Work-Study$870,000
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$12,593,266
Parent Loans$1,274,441
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$928,943
Athletic Awards$997,584
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$13,076,507
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,670,721
Total Scholarships/Grants$14,747,228
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$14,871,198
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$972,000
Total Self-Help$15,843,198
Parent Loans$6,924,374
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$2,295,796
Athletic Awards$8,861,570
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,056
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:65
CSS ProfileX
FAFSAX
Other (specify):X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
State LoansX
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
Alumni affiliationX
ArtX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
Music/dramaX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:The college provided required textbooks for all undergraduate students. While prompted by the need to help families during the Covid pandemic, this initiative will continue into the next academic year. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes X No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11
based on ____ students4,165
and ____ faculty391