RI
Providence College
3.86 incidents / 1,000 students
Providence, RI · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Providence College
Across 2022–2024, Providence College reported 26 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Rape.
- 3.86
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,461
- Rank of 2,072
- #9
- RI rank
- 4,666
- Enrolled students
3.86 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Providence College reports 3.86 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 137% above Simmons University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Simmons University (3.64/1k); Wayne State College (1.93/1k); Northwest Shoals Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar State College-Port Arthur (0.85/1k); Trine University (1.72/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.86
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,461
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 71%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 11
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 217402 · Providence College 3.86/1k score rate · #1,461/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 3.86/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,461/2,072
- ST-UPPER #9 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Simmons University · +0.21
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 4,666
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Simmons University (-0.21/1k)
Providence College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer Simmons University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Simmons University (-0.21/1k). National rank #1,461 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Providence College reports 3.86 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 137% above Simmons University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Simmons University (3.64/1k); Wayne State College (1.93/1k); Northwest Shoals Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar State College-Port Arthur (0.85/1k); Trine University (1.72/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Providence College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Providence on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Northwest Shoals Community College · lowest peer 0
Northwest Shoals Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Trine University · near
Trine University — near
1.72 per 1,000 students
- Wayne State College · near
Wayne State College — near
1.93 per 1,000 students
- Simmons University · near
Simmons University — near
3.64 per 1,000 students
- Providence College · this campus · highest
Providence College — this campus · highest
3.86 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Providence College's 3.86/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Providence College increased from 4 to 11 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 12 RI 4-year peers in this comparison, Providence College is larger than 73% and safer-reporting than 45% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 73
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 91
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 91
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 82
- Providence College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University School of Law | 484 | 47.52 | 0 | 0 |
| College Unbound | 494 | 0.00 | 9 | 91 |
| New England Institute of Technology | 1,922 | 0.00 | 18 | 91 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 2,520 | 19.05 | 27 | 9 |
| Salve Regina University | 2,791 | 3.58 | 36 | 55 |
| Bryant University | 3,636 | 3.30 | 45 | 64 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 4,303 | 5.35 | 55 | 27 |
| Roger Williams University | 4,350 | 5.75 | 64 | 18 |
| Providence College (this campus) | 4,666 | 3.86 | 73 | 45 |
| Rhode Island College | 6,155 | 2.27 | 82 | 73 |
| Brown University | 11,956 | 5.10 | 91 | 36 |
| University of Rhode Island | 17,210 | 1.22 | 100 | 82 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Providence College rose from 4 to 11 (+175%). The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 3), Burglary (1 to 3) and Motor Vehicle Theft (0 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Providence College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Burglary, Arson and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyProvidence College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (11 → 11 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Fondling | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 340 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 299 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 533 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
Providence College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MA
Simmons University
3.64 incidents / 1,000 students
NE
Wayne State College
1.93 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Providence College sits on price and outcomes
At $48,523, Providence College's reported average net price is cheaper than 89% among 19 Rhode Island colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $25,666.
- $48,523
- average net price
- $25,666
- Rhode Island median
- 2.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $28,547
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $28,152, while those above $110,000 record $56,699 - roughly 2.0 times as much. A published average of $48,523 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median earnings six years after entry ($69,326) are less than 1.4 years of the reported net price. That is a thin margin, and it is the figure worth pressing the school on before enrolling.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $63,550
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $63,550
- Avg Net Price
- $48,523
- Median Debt
- $27,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 13%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- SAT Average
- 1346
- SAT Math Range
- 620-690
- ACT Average
- 29
- ACT Range
- 29-32
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 87%
- Retention Rate
- 94%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $69,326
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $87,054
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 85%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,106 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Simmons University
Boston, MA · 4,666 enrolled
Safety Score 3.64
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE · 4,666 enrolled
Safety Score 1.93
Northwest Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals, AL · 4,665 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX · 4,680 enrolled
Safety Score 0.85
Trine University
Angola, IN · 4,646 enrolled
Safety Score 1.72
Closest by National Rank
Providence College (national rank #1461) sits near Oregon State University (#1460) and Jacksonville College-Main Campus (#1462) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Providence College, both outside RI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Simmons University
Boston, MA · 4,666 enrolled
Safety score 3.64
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE · 4,666 enrolled
Safety score 1.93
Trine University
Angola, IN · 4,646 enrolled
Safety score 1.72
Harding University
Searcy, AR · 4,696 enrolled
Safety score 1.06
Indiana University-South Bend
South Bend, IN · 4,631 enrolled
Safety score 7.77
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL · 4,628 enrolled
Safety score 1.94
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY · 4,709 enrolled
Safety score 4.88
Anderson University
Anderson, SC · 4,710 enrolled
Safety score 1.49
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Belmont University
Nashville, TN · 8,803 enrolled
Safety score 3.86
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · 37,163 enrolled
Safety score 3.85
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS · 1,301 enrolled
Safety score 3.84
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN · 2,579 enrolled
Safety score 3.88
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH · 14,074 enrolled
Safety score 3.84
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · 3,351 enrolled
Safety score 3.88
Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MO · 1,028 enrolled
Safety score 3.89
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA · 1,308 enrolled
Safety score 3.82
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Providence College safe?
Providence College has a safety score of 3.86 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,461 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Simmons University (3.64/1k). Same-state same-level set: Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Providence College?
For calendar year 2024, Providence College reported Rape (4), Burglary (3), Fondling (3) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Providence College compare to similar schools?
Providence College reports 137% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Simmons University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Simmons University (3.64/1k); Wayne State College (1.93/1k); Northwest Shoals Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar State College-Port Arthur (0.85/1k); Trine University (1.72/1k). Same-state same-level set: Roger Williams University (5.75/1k); Johnson & Wales University-Providence (5.35/1k); Bryant University (3.30/1k); Rhode Island College (2.27/1k); Salve Regina University (3.58/1k); Rhode Island School of Design (19.05/1k); New England Institute of Technology (0.00/1k); College Unbound (0.00/1k).
Does Providence College have fire safety data?
Yes. Providence College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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