Student Population at Providence

Total Enrollment

4,473

Undergraduate

3,996

Graduate

477

Online Enrollment

Men Students

2,028

Women Students

2,445

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,473 students have enrolled at Providence College - 3,996 undergraduate and 477 graduate.

By gender, 2,028 male and 2,445 female students are attending Providence College. By attendance status, there are 4,044 full-time students and 429 part-time students.

The number of students at Providence College is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Rhode Island. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bryant University and Johnson & Wales University-Providence, its population is large (average population is 3,648).

Providence College offers online degree/certificate programs and 72 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Providence College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,028 male and 2,445 female students attending Providence. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.83 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Providence.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Providence
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,996	3,830	166
Men	1,841	1,761	80
Women	2,155	2,069	86

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Providence
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	477	214	263
Men	187	97	90
Women	290	117	173

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,429 White students (76.66%) and 396 Hispanic students (8.85%) at Providence College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Providence College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Providence College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	67	20	47
Black or African American	144	62	82
Hispanic	380	145	235
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	3,067	1,456	1,611
Two or More Races	116	41	75
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	144	78	66
Total	3,996	1,841	2,155

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Providence College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	12	3	9
Black or African American	22	7	15
Hispanic	16	7	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	362	149	213
Two or More Races	24	5	19
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	21	6	15
Total	477	187	290

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,080 students whose age under twenty five and 284 students whose age is over thirty years old at Providence College.

Especially, 52 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Providence College.

Population by Student Age at Providence College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,996	1,841	2,155
Under 18	52	21	31
18-19	1,963	889	1,074
20-21	1,652	740	912
22-24	203	133	70
25-29	29	15	14
30-34	23	12	11
35-39	14	7	7
40-49	30	12	18
50-64	23	7	16
65 and over	7	5	2
Total	3,996	1,841	2,155

Population by Student Age at Providence College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	477	187	290
20-21	6	4	2
22-24	204	82	122
25-29	80	40	40
30-34	52	23	29
35-39	37	12	25
40-49	61	12	49
50-64	34	13	21
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	477	187	290

Online Student Population

At Providence College, 262 students (5.86% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 72 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 55 students live in Rhode Island where Providence College is located in and 17 students have enrolled from other states.