Providence Christian College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Providence Christian College

Providence Christian College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Pasadena, California (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 168 students of which 154 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Providence Christian College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 100.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,163, with published in-state tuition of $36,963 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 35.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.6%. Graduates earn a median of $46,264 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,827 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 3300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.