Providence College
School info
4
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.3
Food
2.9
Clubs
4.2
Facilities
4.4
Internet
3.6
Location
3.8
Opportunities
4.2
Safety
3.8
Social
4.3
Happiness
4.4
Basic Information
Location
- Providence, RI
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private university
- Established: 1917; 107 years ago (1917)
- Founder: Right Rev. Matthew D. Harkins, D.D., Rev. James R. Meagher, O.P., Dominican Order
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 50
Key Area
- molecular and evolutionary biology
- molecular microbiology
- cancer cell metabolism
- stem cell biology and molecular genetics
- chemistry
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 4,816 (Spring 2021)
- Undergraduates: 4,363 (Fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 688 (Spring 2021)
- Academic Staff: 310 full-time ordinary 28 Dominican Friars and Sisters
Notable Alumni
- Janeane Garofalo
- Patrick J. Kennedy
- John O'Hurley
- Billy Donovan
- Frank Caprio
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Good reviews
Overall 5
The best school. So much fun. Great academics. Food is fine. Sports games are super fun.
Overall 5
Great campus and school! They need to add a division 1 wrestling program.
Overall 5
so much fun
Overall 4.9
For as long as I can remember I have wanted to go to PC and after finishing my first year I love this place even more. Everyone here wants you to thrive and succeed and Friartown's energy is unmatched. The social life is amazing, the classes can be super interesting, and theres always something fun going on. Plus, Big East games are pretty fun too!
Overall 4.8
Providence has given me some of the best years of my life. Going to this school was one of the best decisions I have ever made!!
Overall 4.7
Great academics, great food, well known school, good social life both on and off campus.
Overall 4.7
PC is a great place to go to school. When you step on campus, you get that family feeling that you don't see at many other colleges. Everything about this place is amazing, except the food at ray can get a little old, but much better after the renovations. Pub Safety is very annoying with shutting down parties, but PC is the best school ever
Overall 4.7
Super great community and school pride! Always events going on across campus, sports games are well attended, very nice professors
Overall 4.7
I loved it at Providence really good experience my neighbor Katie went to Providence and she loved it so I thought Id give it a shot
Overall 4.7
Providence College has provided me with so many opportunities in and out of the classroom and I am so blessed to be a Friar :)
Bad reviews
Overall 1.4
Ugh. So overrated and lame. Students treated like children.
Overall 1.5
Not a good option. School is probably 95% white and filled with frat bro's even though theres no greek life. The location is awful, as soon as you step off campus theres a good chance of getting shot at. The food and the facilities are both awful. The dorms are even worse unless you have an in with someone at reslife and can get an early lotto time
Overall 1.6
High school 2.0. They think they're a party school but they're not, unless you consider dorm parties to be epic partying. Transferring was the best decision I ever made.
Overall 1.8
nope
Overall 2
Social life is HORRIBLE. Students are stuck up and preppy. NO DIVERSITY...