Rhode Island students paid $50,528 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,764 more than the $48,764 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 773 students received grants or scholarships totaling $20.8 million and 567 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (4,674), 2,867 students used grants or scholarships totaling $78.4 million, and 2,155 students took out $15.2 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~421 | $45,400 | $46,970 | $48,764 | $50,528 | 11.3% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Providence College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 148 | 14% | $917,164 | $6,197 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 24 | 2% | $71,350 | $2,973 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 770 | 72% | $19,839,727 | $25,766 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 773 | 73% | $20,828,241 | $26,945 |
| Federal student loans | 560 | 53% | $3,030,697 | $5,412 |
| Other student loans | 124 | 12% | $3,041,745 | $24,530 |
| Student loan aid | 567 | 53% | $6,072,442 | $10,710 |
| Total student aid | 836 | 79% | - | - |
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