- The Inkwell
- Montana
- University of Providence
Great Falls, MTCity: smallZIP 59405Founded 1932
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1932
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.uprovidence.edu
MontanaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Providence
University of Providence is a private nonprofit university in Great Falls, Montana, with 528 undergraduates. It admits 50% of applicants, graduates 28% within six years and costs $21,492 a year after aid.
28%graduate
Admission rate50%
Retention72%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans36%
$21,492net price / year
50%admission rate
980average SAT
28%graduate in 6 years
$51,419median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,195 of 1,704 for earnings#984 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,570 of 1,738 for graduation rate#249 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
- $45,423tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,348
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,348
- Average net price
- $21,492national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,920
$30,001–48,000$20,119
$48,001–75,000$16,075
$75,001–110,000$25,169
$110,001+$26,661
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 50%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 980
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college50%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college28%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 28%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,199
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,419middle 50%: $37,173–$77,018
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,018
Median, University of Providence$51,419
Lower quarter$37,173
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
- 528
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,450 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,820
- Endowment, end of year
- $20,427,127
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic4.9%
Black5.7%
Asian4.4%
U.S. nonresident3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.3%
Unknown3.0%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions54%
Business & management9.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.7%
Psychology7.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.0%
Theology & religious vocations3.3%
Education1.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 180258. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7895472.