Salve Regina University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,096
Men / Women 31% / 69%
From State 13%
From Region 66%
Athletes 605 (29.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 257 28% 78% 0% 2% 9% 4% $63,933 23 +0.45 42 97%
Chemistry 4 — 0% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $72,082 60 +0.05 62 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +2 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $74,183 42 -0.42 66 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 33% 17% $71,716 51 +0.02 61 — — — — —
Biology 34 — 29% 79% 0% 0% 9% 0% $75,162 90 +1.01 68 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 — 40% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $59,701 59 +0.13 30 — — — — —
Economics 9 +2 56% 56% 0% 0% 11% 11% $81,233 28 -0.63 77 100% — — — —
International Economics 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $81,233 28 -0.63 77 100% — — — —
Creative Writing 9 — 0% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $51,967 52 -0.05 13 — — — — —
English 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,364 58 +0.12 15 — — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,362 54 +0.03 27 — — — — —
History 6 +6 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,678 47 -0.22 18 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,892 48 -0.14 21 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,034 53 -0.11 31 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,292 78 +0.55 19 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $58,594 54 +0.05 27 — — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 14 — 36% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $55,036 26 -0.64 19 96% — — — —
International Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $63,921 29 -0.46 42 — — — — —
Political Science 13 +2 46% 77% 0% 0% 23% 0% $73,684 58 +0.11 65 — — — — —
Psychology 61 +1 16% 84% 0% 3% 8% 0% $58,266 71 +0.49 27 96% — — — —
Social Work 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,345 35 -0.23 12 96% — — — —
Sociology 6 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $59,618 71 +0.25 30 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,487 38 -0.34 7 100% — — — —
Historic Preservation and Conservation 8 +1 50% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $65,783 32 -0.26 47 — — — — —
Music 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,643 53 +0.10 7 — — — — —
Studio Art 16 — 6% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,487 56 +0.07 7 100% — — — —
Theatre 7 — 14% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $44,750 65 +0.23 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 27 — 41% 85% 0% 0% 4% 4% $78,599 99 +2.58 73 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 126 72% 75% 4% 0% 7% 10% $82,000 77 -0.10 78 100%
Accounting 17 — 82% 76% 0% 0% 6% 12% $89,548 61 +0.16 85 100% — — — —
Business Administration 53 — 74% 75% 4% 0% 6% 9% $77,489 65 -0.01 72 100% — — — —
Finance 31 — 87% 77% 3% 0% 10% 10% $92,254 45 -0.24 87 100% — — — —
Marketing 25 — 44% 68% 8% 0% 8% 8% $73,717 41 -0.30 65 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 47 6% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $56,722 4 +0.31 23 98%
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,564 78 +0.49 20 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 7 +23 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,564 78 +0.49 20 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,564 55 +0.06 20 100% — — — —
Special Education 23 — 0% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $57,832 63 +0.29 25 95% — — — —
Music Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,847 94 +1.19 26 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 79 5% 85% 0% 5% 6% 0% $92,341 91 +0.11 87 98% 4.4%
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $84,848 84 +0.63 81 — — — — —
Nursing 75 — 4% 84% 0% 5% 7% 0% $93,112 63 +0.09 88 98% 4.4% — — —
Healthcare Administration 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,902 85 +0.60 72 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,600
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.3% 144 70% 74% 3% 0% 7% 10% $81,812 58 -0.13 78 100% —
Social Sciences 20.2% 103 21% 82% 0% 2% 10% 3% $59,491 53 +0.20 30 96% —
Health Sciences 14.7% 75 4% 84% 0% 5% 7% 0% $93,112 90 +0.09 88 98% 4.4%
Education 9.0% 46 4% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $56,698 71 +0.30 23 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 40 32% 75% 0% 0% 12% 2% $74,645 85 +0.86 67 96% —
Arts 6.9% 35 20% 77% 0% 3% 9% 0% $51,426 51 +0.05 12 100% —
Professional 5.3% 27 41% 85% 0% 0% 4% 4% $78,599 74 +2.58 73 96% —
Humanities 4.1% 21 14% 81% 0% 0% 10% 0% $54,000 46 -0.04 17 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 10 40% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $59,701 47 +0.13 30 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 8 38% 50% 12% 0% 0% 25% $73,133 35 -0.19 64 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #553 100% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 18 #187 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 3 #201 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #624 100% — 21 #375 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 150 $595K $518K $77K
Lacrosse 59 $301K $224K $76K
Baseball 49 $500K $395K $105K
Soccer 36 $169K $154K $15K
Ice Hockey 33 $458K $447K $11K
Tennis 15 $38K $59K -$20K
Basketball 14 $154K $148K $5K
Cross Country 5 $27K $27K $345
Sailing 5 $27K $25K $1K
Equestrian 1 $3K $3K $23
Total 363 $2.3M $2.0M $272K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 35 $132K $120K $11K
Ice Hockey 32 $403K $388K $14K
Field Hockey 25 $149K $138K $11K
Lacrosse 24 $124K $116K $7K
Sailing 21 $113K $107K $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $67K $65K $2K
Softball 20 $163K $140K $23K
Volleyball 20 $125K $119K $5K
Basketball 18 $213K $181K $31K
Cross Country 14 $31K $29K $1K
Tennis 13 $71K $58K $13K
Equestrian 10 $33K $32K $227
Total 242 $1.6M $1.5M $131K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 150 $595K $518K $77K
Lacrosse 83 $425K $340K $84K
Soccer 71 $302K $275K $26K
Ice Hockey 65 $861K $835K $26K
Baseball 49 $500K $395K $105K
Basketball 32 $368K $330K $37K
Tennis 28 $110K $117K -$7K
Sailing 26 $140K $133K $7K
Field Hockey 25 $149K $138K $11K
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $67K $65K $2K
Softball 20 $163K $140K $23K
Volleyball 20 $125K $119K $5K
Cross Country 19 $58K $56K $2K
Equestrian 11 $36K $36K $250
Total 605 $5.7M $5.4M $331K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 1160 – 1330
SAT Math Range 560 – 650
SAT RW Range 600 – 680