Newport, RI · Private · 2,121 undergraduates · suburban
Salve Regina University
Moderately selective
Few colleges can match Salve’s use of historic Newport estates as a working residential and academic campus.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in career outcomes, and solid in academic standing.- Admission
- 69.9% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 75.1%
5,697 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$72,975 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Salve Regina University apart
Academic design
Undergraduates combine a liberal-arts core with professional majors and pre-health or pre-law preparation. The Salve Compass program adds structured career and personal-development work across the college experience.
Campus pattern
The campus stretches along Newport’s Cliff Walk and occupies historic mansions and academic buildings overlooking the Atlantic. Newport adds hospitality, tourism, preservation, marine and cultural opportunities beyond campus.
Defining feature
Few colleges can match Salve’s use of historic Newport estates as a working residential and academic campus.
Can I get in?
69.9% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
5,697About 70 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 17% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. Very few of the admitted class reported a score at all, so the SAT and ACT ranges describe those students rather than the class.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Salve Regina University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Salve Regina University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Undergraduates combine a liberal-arts core with professional majors and pre-health or pre-law preparation. The Salve Compass program adds structured career and personal-development work across the college experience.
Make the fit specific
Few colleges can match Salve’s use of historic Newport estates as a working residential and academic campus.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
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Average annual cost by household income at Salve Regina University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Few colleges can match Salve’s use of historic Newport estates as a working residential and academic campus.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Marketing
Admits separately
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Salve Regina University beyond the classroom
The campus stretches along Newport’s Cliff Walk and occupies historic mansions and academic buildings overlooking the Atlantic. Newport adds hospitality, tourism, preservation, marine and cultural opportunities beyond campus.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduates combine a liberal-arts core with professional majors and pre-health or pre-law preparation. The Salve Compass program adds structured career and personal-development work across the college experience.
What shapes an ordinary week
The campus stretches along Newport’s Cliff Walk and occupies historic mansions and academic buildings overlooking the Atlantic. Newport adds hospitality, tourism, preservation, marine and cultural opportunities beyond campus.
What changes the experience
Few colleges can match Salve’s use of historic Newport estates as a working residential and academic campus.