Providence College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Providence College is a private master's university in Providence, RI (city setting), with 4,191 undergraduates (54% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 49% of 12,469 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1250–1400 on the SAT and 28–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $80,640 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $46,645 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 88% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.36 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Providence College ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $60,848
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Providence College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Providence College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 31 | 3 over | 5 | $1.9M | $60,501 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 16 | 1 over | 9 | $13M | $782,412 | 984 | |
| Women's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $5.2M | $344,772 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 983 | |
| Field Hockey | BIG EAST Conference | 25 | room 2 | 1 | $1.5M | $58,859 | 992 | |
| Men's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Men's) | 28 | 2 over | 5 | $5M | $179,732 | 974 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Women's) | 25 | room 1 | 5 | $3M | $118,813 | 986 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | BIG EAST Conference | 54 | 6 over | 4 | $2.3M | $42,933 | 985 | |
| Men's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 40 | 12 over | 4 | $2.6M | $64,253 | 995 | |
| Softball | BIG EAST Conference | 23 | room 2 | 3 | $1.5M | $65,249 | 992 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | BIG EAST Conference | 28 | room 2 | 1 | $300k | $10,704 | 998 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | BIG EAST Conference | 33 | 3 over | 1 | $326k | $9,870 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $216k | $19,615 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 86 | 41 over | 1 | $1.4M | $15,805 | 991 | |
| Women's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 93 | 48 over | 1 | $1.6M | $17,450 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | BIG EAST Conference | 17 | room 1 | 3 | $1.3M | $75,520 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.