Providence CDS VERIFIED
Rhode Island (Northeast) · 4,400 undergrads · ~24 avg class size · 11:1 student-faculty · $62,000/yr sticker
private Tier 4
Dominican Catholic. Strong business, education, theology. Big East basketball.
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
50.9%
most recent reported cycle
GPA range
3.65–4.0
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1100–1310
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
25–31
middle 50% admitted ACT score
Median earnings (10-yr)
$87K
Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined
≈ 3.7 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance
Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 3.7 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $530K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Fidelity and State Street offices in Boston, 45 min commute, strong finance pipeline
- Healthcare biotech around Rhode Island Hospital, Brown partnership, smaller but solid regional ops
- NYC finance backup plan, 3.5 hour train ride, realistic second-tier banking/PE tier
- Brown alumni network in consulting, but not McKinsey/BCG tier, more mid-market firms
- Insurance underwriting in Rhode Island, State Street presence, niche but stable path
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