| Name |
Providence College |
| Address |
549 River Avenue
Providence, RI 02918 |
| Website |
http://www.providence.edu |
| Email |
pcadmiss@providence.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
77% |
| Percent Fraternity |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority |
N/A |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
90% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
77% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (10%), women's dorms (27%), men's dorms (23%), apartment for single students (29%), special housing for disabled students, other housing options (11%) |
| College Owned Singles |
15% |
| College Owned Doubles |
23% |
| College Owned Triples |
41% |
| College Owned Apartments |
18% |
| College Owned Other |
3% |
| Num College Owned |
15 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
105 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
90% |
| Nearest Airport |
Providence (9), Boston, MA (50) |
| Nearest Train |
Providence (2) |
| Nearest Bus |
Providence (2) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
35% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
12% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,800 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, other |
| Popular Events |
Clam Jam, Alumni Weekend, Late Night Madness, Blind Date Ball, Sophomore Outdoor Ball, Freshman Stag, Junior Ring Weekend, Senior Week, Senior/Junior Nights, Done with College, Done with CIV |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
111 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Delta Mu, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Gamma Kappa Alpha, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Sigma Iota, Phi Sigma Tau, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha, Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Delta Pi, Tau Pi Phi, Theta Alpha Phi, ROTC Cadet Officer's Honor Society. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) PSO-Pastoral Service Organization, Campus Ministry Council |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African-American Society, Amigos Unidos, Asian American Club, Circolo Italiano, French Club, Gaelic Society, Middle Eastern Student Organization, Clube Portugues, Students Organized Against Racism, Board of Multicultural Student Affairs (BMSA). |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) A Capella Club, Anaclastic, Art Club, Blackfriars Theatre, Concert Band, Cheerleaders, Dance Company, Dance Team, Friar Cell, Jazz Band, Japanese Animation Club, PC Band, PC Chorus, Pep Band, Stage Band, PC Women's Chorus, Concert Chorale, I Cantori, Orchestra, Liturgical Choir, College Democrats, College Republicans, Student Congress, Accounting Association, American Chemical Society (ACS)/Phi Chi, American Council of Healthcare Executives, Biology Society, Debate Team, Education Club, History Club, Johannine Society, Law Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Organization of Student Workers (OSSW), Pershing Rifles, Philosophy Club, Science Fiction Club, Amnesty International, Commuter Club, Off Campus Residence Organization(OCRO), Residence Hall Association(RHA), SHEPARD, Step1, Strategic Games Club, Student Environmental Action Coalition(SEAC), Student Global AIDS Coalition, Women Will, Board of Students Supporting Athletics(BOSSA), Crew Club, Figure Skating Club, Golf Club, Intramural Athletic Board(IAB), Martial Arts Club, Men's Rugby Club, Outdoor Adventure Club, Racquetball Club, Sailing Team, Ski& Snowboarding Club, Women's Rugby Club, Board of Programmers. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Cowl-weekly |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
N/A |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
N/A |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1917 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Roman Catholic |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
4,587 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
117,057,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 15 |
| Application Fee |
55 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
27,345 |
| Room Board |
9,765 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, other |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
69% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Fidelity Investments, Deloitte Touche, Bank of America, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, State Street Corporation. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
365,982 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,600 |
| Num Microforms |
211,840 |
| Num Audiovisual |
0 |
| Num Ebooks |
4,500 |
| Library Facilities |
Special Collections:
Aldrich Microfilm Collection, Altieri Collection, Beard Collection, Black Newspapers, Blackfriars Guild Collection, Bonniwell Collection, Budenz Collection, Chamberlin Papers, Confederation Period in RI Newspapers, Conley Photograph Collection, Coutu Genealogy, Doorley Collection, Doyle Collection, English and Colonial Trade Statistics, Fawcett Collection, Fogarty Papers, Forand Collection, Higgins Collection, Ireland Reunification Clippings, Irish Literature Collection, Kelly Collection, Kennedy Collection, Lanning Collection, McDermott Record Collection, McGlynn Collection, McGrath Collection, Moore (Cornelius) Papers, Moore (J Lyons) Collection, NAACP Collection, Nazi Bund Collection, Pastore Collection, Quinn Papers and Oral History Project, Quonset Point Naval Air Station, RI Board of Approved Basketball, RI Constitutional Conv. 1973, RI Constitutional Conv. 1964 -1969, RI Constitutional Conv. 1986, RI Football Officials Association, RI United States Colored Artillery, Roberts Papers, Roosevelt Clippings, Social Justice Collection 1936 to 1942, Thomson Collection, Urban League of Rhode Island, Walsh Civil War Diary, World War I Newspapers Collection |
| Museums |
Art Gallery, Blackfriars Theatre, Science Center Complex, Computer and Language Labs, Smith Center for the Arts. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
199 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, library |
| Num Wired Library |
45 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
80 |
| Num Wired Labs |
160 |
| Num Wired Other |
40 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries |
| Wireless Capacity |
200 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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