Is Providence College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Providence College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Providence College's acceptance rate?

51% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 6,372 of 12,521 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 23%, from 10,215 in 2015 to 12,521 in 2024, and Providence College's admit rate went from 57% to 51%.

What ACT score do you need for Providence College?

8% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 25–31, with a median of 28. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1100–1310 works out to about 22–28.

What GPA do you need for Providence College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.54 high school GPA, and 45% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Providence College?

86% of early decision applicants were admitted (460 of 538), against 51% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Providence College?

251 of the 1,098 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 23%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Providence College? (Middle 50%: 1100–1310)

First-year students at Providence College who sent an SAT scored 1100–1310, with a median of 1200 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Providence College admits 51% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Providence College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1100–1310, median 1200

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Providence College by the numbers

Admit rate: 51%
Middle 50% SAT: 1100–1310
Median SAT: 1200
About on the ACT: 22–28
Sent an SAT: 49%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Providence College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 23%, from 10,215 in 2015 to 12,521 in 2024, and Providence College's admit rate went from 57% to 51%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	12,521	6,372	51%
2023	12,469	6,075	49%
2022	11,129	5,874	53%
2021	11,129	6,453	58%
2020	10,817	5,826	54%
2019	11,478	5,447	47%
2018	11,421	5,593	49%
2017	11,251	5,797	52%
2016	10,820	5,954	55%
2015	10,215	5,800	57%

In fall 2024, 1,223 of the 6,372 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Providence College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1050Far reachHold
1050–1090ReachHold
1100–1190TargetHold
1200–1300TargetSend
1310 and upLikelySend

900100011001200130014001500

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Providence College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	540	590	660
SAT Reading and Writing	550	610	660
SAT total	1100	1200	1310
ACT composite	25	28	31

Of enrolled first-year students, 49% sent an SAT and 8% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.54; 100% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 45%; of new students who reported a rank

Providence College early decision and waitlist

Early decision

460 of 538 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision86%
All applicants51%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

3,199 applicants were offered a spot, 1,098 took it, and 251 were admitted from it.

23%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Providence College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $48,523; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 86%
Median earnings: $87,054; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 4,669

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Providence College

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Providence College Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Providence College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1100–1310, and the median was 1200. At 1200 or higher you're above half of them. Providence College admits 51% of applicants.

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