Providence College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Providence College is a private, Catholic college, which was established as a men's school in 1917. In 1970, the school began granting admission to women. The urban campus of the college stretches over more than 100 acres of urban land. The college grants admission to more than 3,500 students every year.

The academic institutions under Providence College are:

• School of Business
• School of Continuing Education

Providence College sponsors a number of intramural sports for its students. There are provisions for rugby, figure skating, sailing, golf, volleyball, racquetball and ultimate frisbee.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and business and management.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,085 in 2009-2010 (4,529 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students and graduate students are 31%.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Providence College provides on-campus housing for 3,133 of its 4,529 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 78 male students received the aid (men were 44% of those receiving aid) and 99 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 56% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Providence College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (443 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (252 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering Physics

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (35 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Painting
• Sculpture

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (397 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (41 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Drawing
• Photography
• Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (27 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (81 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (2 awarded)

• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (41 awarded)

• Psychology