Providence College is a private nonprofit Catholic college in Providence, Rhode Island, founded in 1917 and conducted in the Dominican tradition. Its undergraduate curriculum combines a liberal-arts core with business, education, nursing and health sciences, social work, and professionally oriented majors. Current bachelor’s-level offerings include accountancy, American studies, art, art history, biochemistry, biology, Catholic studies, chemistry, classical history and cultures, classical languages, classics, communication, computer science, creative writing, data science, economics, elementary/special education, English, environmental biology, finance, global studies, health policy and management, health sciences, history, humanities, management, marketing, mathematics, music, neuroscience, nursing, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, public and community service studies, quantitative economics, social science, social work, sociology, studio art, theatre, theology, women’s and gender studies, and world languages and cultures. Several majors include teacher-education, quantitative, musical-theatre, or other structured tracks. Providence’s graduate school is more focused than its undergraduate catalog. Current graduate study includes the MBA, M.S. in Business Analytics, M.S. in Sports Administration, M.Ed. in Higher Education, M.Ed. in Literacy, M.Ed. in School Counseling, M.Ed. in School Leadership, PACT secondary education, M.A.T. Mathematics, M.A. History, and theology master’s programs. Graduate certificates include Business Analytics, Sports Management, Digital Marketing, Social Emotional Learning, Sports Administration, and selected teacher-certification or ESOL pathways. Providence does not currently list an active doctoral degree in its graduate-program portfolio, so no doctoral program is claimed in this record. For 2026–27, undergraduate tuition is $67,470, with a $500 general technology fee and $510 activity fee; the total of tuition and required fees is $68,480. Graduate tuition is charged by field, including $1,110 per credit for the MBA, $720 per credit for Education, and $680 per credit for History, Mathematics, and Theology. The college awards both need-based and merit aid. Its merit-aid information reports an average academic merit award of about $25,000 annually, while named awards include the Roddy Scholarship, Feinstein Scholarship, Fine Arts Scholarship, Cristo Rey Scholarship, and St. Rose transfer scholarship. Providence also reports detailed recent outcomes. For the Class of 2025, 96% were employed and/or attending school within six months, 88% of respondents working full-time were in their desired field, the mean full-time salary was $63,750, and 94% participated in an internship or other career-related experience. The reported knowledge rate was 78%, based on verified outcomes for 700 of 903 graduates. The institution’s history includes opening in 1919 with 71 students and nine Dominicans, growth through the interwar period, military training during World War II, expansion of the campus through the purchase of the former Chapin Hospital property in 1974, launch of its website in 1995, and major campus transformation work in the 2010s. Admission is test-optional and uses the Common Application, with November 1 deadlines for Early Action and Early Decision I and January 15 deadlines for Regular Decision and Early Decision II.