Providence College
Founded 1917
President Hugh Hendricks (President)
Fees USD 55,770
Acceptance Rate Selective (20–50%)
Campus Setting Suburban
Providence College is a private Dominican Catholic liberal arts university founded in 1917 in Providence, Rhode Island. Enrolling 4,000 students, Providence College is known for business, education, and the unique Development of Western Civilization (DWC) program — a two-year interdisciplinary sequence required of all students covering 3,000 years of Western history, literature, philosophy, and art.