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Providence College Admissions Statistics & Acceptance Rate

How Do You Compare to Providence College’s Other Incoming Students?

By analyzing the admissions figures of recent freshman cohorts, get a better grasp of your likelihood of gaining admission to Providence College, situated in Providence, RI.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Providence College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Providence College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

How Admissions and Enrollment Stats Are Applicable to You

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: What’s the Acceptance Rate for Students?

A school’s selectivity rating tells you how difficult it is to get accepted.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	51%
Application Fee	$65 (waivable)

Acceptance and Enrollment Stats

Providence College received 12,521 total applications. From this pool, 6,372 received admission offers, and 1,223 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total	12,521
Accepted	6,372
Enrolled	1,223
Enrolled Full-Time	1,222
Enrolled Part-Time	1

Admission to Providence College is 50.9%. This level of selectivity means the school is fairly accessible. Gender-specific acceptance rates at Providence College: the female acceptance rate is 49% compared to 53% for men.

The enrollment percentage for Providence College is 19%. This indicates that 19% of admitted applicants chose to attend. Broken down by gender, the female yield rate is 19% versus 20% for male admits.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

Here is the gender distribution for Providence College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	5,188	7,332
Admitted	2,771	3,601
Enrolled	549	674

Standardized Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Providence provided SAT results (237 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 700. SAT Math scores ranged from 620 and 690.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	630	700
Math	620	690
Combined Total	1250	1390

Providence saw ACT scores submitted by 5% of admitted applicants (58 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students earned ACT Composite scores between 29 and 32.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	29	32
English	28	34
Mathematics	26	32

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Data Sources

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.