Providence College

Non-profit

Private

Regional

A private liberal arts institution, Providence College serves over 4,800 students annually. PC offers a variety of financial aid opportunities, including the Roddy Scholarship for candidates pursuing medical professions. Students pick from 48 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs. Bachelor's options include business innovation, health policy and management, Latin American studies, and film. PC also delivers a comprehensive optometry program that enables incoming freshmen to earn a doctorate in optometry in seven years. At the graduate level, programs cover fields like urban teaching, biblical studies, and school counseling. Learners may also pursue a master of business administration, with options for part-time and full-time enrollment as well as a dual-degree track and a cohort accounting program. The school uses a holistic applicant evaluation process that considers academic performance (including curricular rigor), standardized test results, and extracurricular achievements centered on leadership. Transfer candidates need a minimum 3.0 GPA.

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Admissions Breakdown

Acceptance Rate Insight

8% of students were accepted during the 2020-2021 school year. Sometimes schools with midrange acceptance rates have higher standards of entry but are still accessible to many students who apply.

Retention Rate Insight

92% of full-time students stayed to continue their studies the following academic year. These students started in Fall 2019 and returned in Fall 2020.

Graduation Rate Insight

95% of students graduated out of all full-time, first-time students who began their studies in Fall 2014. Keep in mind many students who enroll are not typically first-time students, as most are adult learners. Therefore, the number of first-time students is traditionally low.

Application Considerations

Test scores:
Considered (not required)
High school transcript:
Required
High school rank:
Recommended
Letter of recommendation:
Required
High school GPA:
Recommended
Open admission:
No
Completion of college prep program:
Required
Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL):
Recommended

Transfer Credit Policy

Dual enrollment: Implied no

Advance placement (AP) credits: Implied no

Credit for qualified life experience*: Implied no

*This can include previous jobs, trainings, licenses/credentials, or seminars. You may need to complete an exam or provide a portfolio to earn credit.

Learning Environment

10k

Students enrolledOnline student enrollmentStudent to faculty ratio

87%

Online student enrollmentStudent to faculty ratio

6:1

Student to faculty ratio

Degrees Awarded by Program

Degrees given for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Programs

Doc

Architecture And Related Services

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services

Education

Engineering

English Language And Literature/Letters

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

Health Professions And Related Programs

History

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

Mathematics And Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Natural Resources And Conservation

Philosophy And Religious Studies

Physical Sciences

Psychology

Public Administration And Social Service Professions

Social Sciences

Visual And Performing Arts