Career orientation
highbusiness, humanities, sciences, education, health policy, and the arts create visible professional pathways.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Providence College
Providence College is a private catholic liberal-arts college in the dominican tradition with strengths in business, humanities, sciences, education, health policy, and the arts. A defined residential campus offers direct access to Providence while a required humanities sequence shapes the shared academic experience.
- Center for Career Education
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Providence, Rhode Island · Urban setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 4,229
- Aggregate admission rate
- 50.9%
- Average net price
- $48,523
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highInternships, research, service, study abroad, and alumni mentoring connect a liberal-arts core with professional preparation.
Urban access
highThe surrounding city provides direct institutional and employer access.
School spirit
moderateCampus traditions and student organizations provide shared entry points.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Providence College if…
- You want a Catholic liberal-arts education.
- You want a shared humanities core.
- You want Providence access.
- You want strong campus traditions.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want an open curriculum.
- You do not want a large public university.
- You do not want a rural setting.
- You do not want minimal mission emphasis.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Center for Career Education
Internships, research, service, study abroad, and alumni mentoring connect a liberal-arts core with professional preparation.
Source: Center for Career Education
Academic choices and structure
Programs in business, humanities, sciences, education, health policy, and the arts sit within a private catholic liberal-arts college in the dominican tradition, with the campus setting influencing access, community, and daily life.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
Providence, Rhode Island gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Center for Career Education
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Providence College documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Center for Career Education
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 4,229 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 50.9%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $48,523. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:11
Per 1,000 enrolled:2.4
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating Providence College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Providence College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Providence College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Center for Career Education - Providence College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Providence College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Providence College institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Providence College’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION