University of Providence

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 total reported enrollment of 528 students of which 694 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. University of Providence is categorized as “20” 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 50.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 980 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,649, with published in-state tuition of $30,448 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 35.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.2%. Graduates earn a median of $48,296 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,734 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 52800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.