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Providence, RI
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Compare with Rhode Island Public Colleges

Compare with Rhode Island Public Colleges for Providence College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$46,608 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Rhode Island Private Colleges

Compare with Rhode Island Private Colleges for Providence College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$7,862 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$862 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$10,873 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salve Regina University Newport, RI	$13,450 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	$19,132 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Providence College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$42,906 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$46,740 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$52,619 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$52,983 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$45,778 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$52,684 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$45,621 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$56,168 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$42,506 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$63,550 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$44,492 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$52,236 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$56,012 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$46,976 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$43,918 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$50,294 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$50,224 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$43,576 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$56,210 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$56,086 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$63,550 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$54,597 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$52,466 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$44,348 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$46,773 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$46,584 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$54,551 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$56,098 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$47,642 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$54,719 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$54,978 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$47,578 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$47,846 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$53,558 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$45,786 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$63,550 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$54,247 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$48,342 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$48,342 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$54,925 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$48,342 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$49,142 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$49,270 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$62,655 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Providence College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$1,874 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$754 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$862 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$1,680 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$4,552 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$5,136 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,700 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$4,226 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$5,764 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$1,978 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$7,152 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$1,154 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$2,612 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$8,295 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$1,365 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$1,138 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$4,718 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$8,070 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$4,262 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$7,154 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$6,494 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$6,756 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$1,430 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$3,530 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$6,338 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$7,480 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$6,398 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$10,530 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$6,930 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$1,848 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$2,550 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$1,944 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$531 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$10,260 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$4,530 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$5,890 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$10,380 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$5,010 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$16,998 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$9,567 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$15,800 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$4,276 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$6,792 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$16,290 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,740 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$14,440 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$10,150 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$7,138 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$5,200 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Providence College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$6,368 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$3,058 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$1,193 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$1,434 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$9,840 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$2,152 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$14,410 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$12,380 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	$19,301 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$6,829 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$5,450 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$17,300 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$8,070 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$14,694 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$14,566 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$2,970 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$1,278 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$7,790 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$11,164 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$22,978 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$9,152 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$18,098 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$23,750 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$26,400 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$19,401 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026