Providence College is a private institution that was founded in 1917. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,810, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 105 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Providence College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (North), 2. Its tuition and fees are $42,206 (2013-14).
Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island, is the only college in the nation operated by Dominican Friars. The Slavin Center, the school's student union, houses a concert/lecture hall, student organization offices, a food court and McPhail's, a snack bar and hangout spot equipped with dance floor, pool tables and a projector-screen TV. There are more than 100 clubs and organizations on campus, and students can also create a team to compete in Battle of the Brains, an annual question and answer game-show-style tournament. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus in one of the residence halls, most of which are single sex. The Providence College Friars compete primarily in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I.
Providence College encompasses four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Professional Studies and School of Continuing Education. With nearly 50 majors offered, students have a wide range of options when choosing what course of study to pursue. All undergraduates must complete the core curriculum, which is centered on the two-year-long Development of Western Civilization program. Graduate offerings include master's degree programs in business administration, theological studies, education and more. Providence College shares its motto withHarvard: Veritas, which means "truth" in Latin.
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