- The Inkwell
- Rhode Island
- Salve Regina University
Newport, RISuburb: largeZIP 02840Founded 1934
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1934
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.salve.edu
Rhode IslandReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Salve Regina University
Salve Regina University is a private nonprofit university in Newport, Rhode Island, with 2,121 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $36,528 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention83%
4-year graduation67%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans64%
$36,528net price / year
68%admission rate
1232average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$73,336median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#308 of 1,704 for earnings#1,614 of 1,739 for lowest net price#303 of 1,738 for graduation rate#519 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $73,748tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $52,230
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $52,230
- Average net price
- $36,528national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,034
$30,001–48,000$29,147
$48,001–75,000$32,235
$75,001–110,000$32,039
$110,001+$39,271
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1232
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,685
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,336middle 50%: $53,468–$102,658
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$102,658
Median, Salve Regina University$73,336
Lower quarter$53,468
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,121
- Part-time
- 2.4%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,135 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,870
- Endowment, end of year
- $92,360,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic11%
Black2.2%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.8%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Health professions16%
Psychology12%
Education9.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.9%
Social sciences6.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.3%
Visual & performing arts5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217536. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1695578.