Providence College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 92% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 95% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 87% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 1% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.8 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business
• English
• history

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.60
• Sophomore: 1.80
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in June and July.

• Law School: 7%
• Medical School: 3%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 5%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 12%

• Boston University, Brown University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Tufts U.

• Big Six accounting firms, Chase Manhattan Bank, Deloitte & Touche, Fleet Bank, Marriott Corporation, Sara Lee Foods, Stouffer Foods, Textron.

• John Quinn, editor, USA Today; Christopher Dodd, U.S. senator, Connecticut; Dr. Robert Gallo, AIDS researcher, National Cancer Institute; Archbishop Thomas Kelly; John Bowab, Broadway producer; Raymond Flynn, U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican; Arthur Ryan, CEO, Prudential Securities.