University of Providence
Private College in Great Falls, MT. Six-year graduation rate 28%. Median 10-year earnings $48,296.
Students who entered University of Providence land at a median of $48,296 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Completion is the weak point: 28% graduate within six years. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $18,750, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 28% — below national average
Admissions
University of Providence admits 50% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 352, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 50% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. Read the score bands below narrowly: only 17% of enrolled first-years submitted an ACT score, and test-optional applicants are not represented in them.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | 4 (5%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 15–23 | 15 (17%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 28% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. 72% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. With 34% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. The 9:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 562 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $16,598 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $14,257 at $0–30k, $20,676 at $110k+. About 80% get grants averaging $21,623, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 48% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 109 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $14,257 |
| $30–48k | $11,616 |
| $48–75k | $16,802 |
| $75–110k | $22,545 |
| $110k+ | $20,676 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 271 of these 562 students, totalling $2,269,657 — an average of $8,375 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cascade County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)