10-yr median earnings
$48,296
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Great Falls, Montana
University of Providence
University of Providence is a private nonprofit institution in Great Falls, Montana. Former students earn a median of $48,296 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $17,649/yr — as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $48,296
- 10-yr median earnings
- 50.3%
- Acceptance rate
- $17,649
- Avg net price / yr
- 35.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
University of Providence pairs above-median former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 32%
- former-student earnings, US
- 50.3%
- acceptance rate
- 35.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +28%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Master's (S)
University of Providence is a private nonprofit institution in Great Falls, Montana enrolling 528 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026. The acceptance rate is 50.3% with an average SAT of 980. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,296 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $17,649. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Providence
University of Providence operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Great Falls, Montana (city: small), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 528 students. 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; University of Providence is categorized as "Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
46/100
University of Providence
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B-
$48,296
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,649
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
35.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$18,750
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
70.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
72.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,649
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
35.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 35.5%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - University of Providence vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How University of Providence ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
University of Providence: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$48,296 Top 32% higher than 68% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Quick Facts
528
Undergraduate enrollment
50.3%
Acceptance rate
980
SAT average
35.5%
150%-time completion
$48,296
10-yr median earnings
72.2%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 50.3% |
| SAT Average | 980 |
| ACT Average | 20 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 15 – 23 |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $30,448 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $30,448 |
| Average Net Price | $17,649 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $14,257 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $11,616 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $16,802 |
| Over $110,000 | $20,676 |
32.9%
Pell Grant Rate
48.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$18,750
Median Debt
$199/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what University of Providence costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +21.6% over 10 years, from $17,188 to $20,907 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,1882023 · $20,907
Over the same years, enrollment went -48.9% (1,032 → 527 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
56.5%
Female
40.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
35.5%
150%-Time Completion
72.2%
Retention Rate
$37,734
Median Earnings (6yr)
$48,296
Median Earnings (10yr)
56.7%
Earning Over $25K
70.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's | 68 | $153,084 | $30,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 100 | $119,206 | $16,698 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 15 | $48,103 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 13 | - | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's | 11 | - | - |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | 13 | - | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Master's | - | - | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 10 | - | - |
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Similar Enrollment and Sector
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Private Nonprofit institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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$17,649 net price · $0 apart
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$17,648 net price · $1 apart
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$17,674 net price · $25 apart
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord, NC
$17,618 net price · $31 apart
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Providence? ▼
University of Providence is a private nonprofit institution in Great Falls, Montana. The acceptance rate is 50.3%. The average SAT score is 980. Undergraduate enrollment is 528 students.
How much do University of Providence former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at University of Providence who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,296 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $37,734.
How much does University of Providence cost? ▼
The average net price at University of Providence is $17,649. In-state tuition is $30,448 and out-of-state tuition is $30,448. Median student debt at graduation is $18,750.
What is the graduation rate at University of Providence? ▼
University of Providence has a 35.5% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 72.2%.
Is University of Providence worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at University of Providence is $18,750, while former students earn a median of $48,296 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 39% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 70.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $199.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for University of Providence
- University of Providence's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 68th percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $17,649 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.