Providence College

Test optional low 3 combo 1590 CR 520-620 M530-630 W 540-640

Boston College, Fairfield, Fordham, College of the Holy Cross, Loyola (MD), Notre Dame, Villanova

white and upper middle class from the NE. Only 10% from RI Only 1% Asian and 1% international, mostly preppy,

CA EA and ED Holistic

$55,000 Has merit and athletic scholarships

Interdisciplinary thinking begins with the two-year Development of Western Civilization Program, a key part of a Core Curriculum that challenges all freshmen and sophomores to seek truth by asking difficult questions, challenging conventional wisdom, and defending their conclusions. Through such intellectual pursuits, students learn how to reason well, to examine sources critically, to reconcile opposing points of view, and to write and speak effectively. DWC is a rigorous program. Heard from HDA guy that some students struggle through it. Classes smaller than 49; No TA's.

Good LD support Study abroad is popular

Biology, Chemistry, Development of Western Civilization, Psychology, Marketing, education Only college to offer Community service studies Has a new business school.

A revised core curriculum, effective beginning with the Class of 2016, includes \"comprehensive revisions designed to provide students with a liberal arts education responsive to today's complex and rapidly changing global environment,\" according to administrators. The heart of the curriculum is a sequence of seminar-based classes that comprise the Development of Western Civilization (DWC). This 20-credit course spans students' freshman and sophomore years and introduces them to the seminal ideas and primary texts in history, literature, theology, and philosophy, as well as the music and visual arts that shaped the Western World and other civilizations. Students also pursue studies in theology, philosophy, natural science, social science, quantitative reasoning, and fine arts. The college also requires students to demonstrate proficiency in intensive writing, oral communication, diversity, and civic engagement.

The Liberal Arts Honors Program offers students of high academic ability and initiative a more in-depth and rigorous version of PC's core curriculum, and honors courses are offered in virtually all areas, including theology, philosophy, social sciences, natural sciences, and fine arts.

Saw student center—lots of programing and a bar Campus Ministry

Divisions 1 Basketball has been in Final 4 3-4 times; hockey popular Intramural sports popular

80% live on campus. Variety of types of rooms, suites, apts. I believe separate sections of buildings for men and women. Food is good

One hour from Boston. The traditional brick and stone academic buildings, residence halls, and St. Dominic's campus chapel coexist with several contemporary structures. Slavin Center—PC's student union Not in the nicest part of Providence, but campus is gated and has a lot of trees. Amazing new Ruane Western Civ building. Not far from cultural parts of Providence.

Friars wear white robes. Dominican Friars, a Catholic religious order dedicated to the pursuit of truth and to a spirituality that embraces the whole person. Only university operated by the Dominican Friars. Seemed more Catholic than other Catholic universities I have visited. Anti-abortion poster in student center. More comparable to Notre Dame than to BC or Holy Cross. Three-quarters of students are Catholic, friars in habits walk the campus grounds, crucifixes adorn the walls of classrooms and offices, and St. Dominic's Chapel stands tall in the heart of the campus.

US News Summary #2 Regional University. Providence College is a private institution that was founded in 1917. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,810, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 105 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Providence College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (North), 2. Its tuition and fees are $42,206 (2013-14). Providence College—located in Providence, R.I.—is the only college in the nation operated by Dominican Friars. The Slavin Center serves as the school's student union, housing a concert/lecture hall, student organization offices, a food court, and McPhail's—a snack bar and hangout spot equipped with dance floor, pool tables, and a projector-screen TV. There are more than 60 clubs and organizations on campus, and students can also create a team to compete in Battle of the Brains, an annual question and answer game-show style tournament. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus in one of the residence halls, most of which are single sex. The Providence College Friars compete primarily in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. Providence College encompasses four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Professional Studies, and School of Continuing Education. With nearly 50 majors offered, students have a wide range of options when choosing what course of study to pursue. All undergraduates must complete the core curriculum, which is centered on the two-year long Development of Western Civilization program. Graduate offerings include MBA and Master of Theological Studies programs as well as a variety of Master of Arts and Master of Education programs. Providence College shares its motto with Harvard: Veritas, which means \"truth\" in Latin.

3,900

Friar's Club and the Board of Programmers are influential in student social life.

Clam Jam, Spring Concert, Relay for Life, Late Night Madness, and Freshmen New Port Trip.

McPhail's (Campus bar), Providence Place Mall, and Thayer Street are popular gathering spots.

Acceptance 61%; Yield 17%

Freshmen retention rate 90 % Six year graduation rate 87 %