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Salve Regina University is a private regional university located in Newport, Rhode Island. Salve Regina University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Salve Regina University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $68,304 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Rhode Island, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Salve Regina University bachelor students earn 11% more than the national average. Salve Regina University is ranked 6th in Rhode Island.
Salve Regina University’s median net annual cost of $33,806 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Salve Regina University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Marketing, Business Administration, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$33,806
Average years to graduate
4.1
Accounting
Rank: #337
Economic score: 3.03
Special Education
Rank: #60
Economic score: 4.8
Education
Rank: #35
Economic score: 4.89
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #214
Economic score: 4.96
Economics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 7.53
Social Work
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 18.58
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Salve Regina University - Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Health Administrative Services, Therapeutic professions - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 78% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Salve Regina University is 3% higher than the state average, and 21% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Salve Regina University, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Salve Regina University graduates within 4.1 years.
Salve Regina University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Salve Regina University’s economic mobility score of 13.4 is calculated by adjusting the 2.64 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. Salve Regina University’s EMS of 13.4 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Salve Regina University pays $33,806 a year, $29,364 less than the $63,170 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $33,806
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Salve Regina University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $33,806 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 73% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,853. This is 19% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,477
Pell grants
$4,681
State grants
$1,500
Institutional grants
$24,910
Salve Regina University offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. At the master’s level Salve Regina University offers 8 programs, 5 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
9
Hybrid programs
4
Percentage of programs online
16%
Salve Regina University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 73% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,104 applicants, of which 3,748 were admitted and 562 enrolled. Salve Regina University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
While Salve Regina University has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
86%
83%
Female
71%
59%
First time
80%
59%
In-state
15%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
81%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%