549 River Avenue
Providence, RI 02918
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1917
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 4,587
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $117,057,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $27,345
Room/Board: $9,765
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 69%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Fidelity Investments, Deloitte Touche, Bank of America, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, State Street Corporation.
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 365,982
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,600
Number of microforms: 211,840
Number of audiovisuals: 0
Number of ebooks: 4,500
Other library facilities: Special Collections:
Aldrich Microfilm Collection, Altieri Collection, Beard Collection, Black Newspapers, Blackfriars Guild Collection, Bonniwell Collection, Budenz Collection, Chamberlin Papers, Confederation Period in RI Newspapers, Conley Photograph Collection, Coutu Genealogy, Doorley Collection, Doyle Collection, English and Colonial Trade Statistics, Fawcett Collection, Fogarty Papers, Forand Collection, Higgins Collection, Ireland Reunification Clippings, Irish Literature Collection, Kelly Collection, Kennedy Collection, Lanning Collection, McDermott Record Collection, McGlynn Collection, McGrath Collection, Moore (Cornelius) Papers, Moore (J Lyons) Collection, NAACP Collection, Nazi Bund Collection, Pastore Collection, Quinn Papers and Oral History Project, Quonset Point Naval Air Station, RI Board of Approved Basketball, RI Constitutional Conv. 1973, RI Constitutional Conv. 1964 -1969, RI Constitutional Conv. 1986, RI Football Officials Association, RI United States Colored Artillery, Roberts Papers, Roosevelt Clippings, Social Justice Collection 1936 to 1942, Thomson Collection, Urban League of Rhode Island, Walsh Civil War Diary, World War I Newspapers Collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Gallery, Blackfriars Theatre, Science Center Complex, Computer and Language Labs, Smith Center for the Arts.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 199
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, library
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 45
Classrooms: 80
Labs: 160
Other areas: 40
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 200
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 77%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 77%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (10%), women’s dorms (27%), men’s dorms (23%), apartment for single students (29%), special housing for disabled students, other housing options (11%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 15%
Doubles: 23%
Triples or Suites: 41%
Apartments: 18%
Other: 3%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 15
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 105 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Providence (9), Boston, MA (50)
Nearest train station: Providence (2)
Nearest bus station: Providence (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 35%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 12%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, other
Campus
Most popular events: Clam Jam, Alumni Weekend, Late Night Madness, Blind Date Ball, Sophomore Outdoor Ball, Freshman Stag, Junior Ring Weekend, Senior Week, Senior/Junior Nights, Done with College, Done with CIV