Salve Regina University

Salve Regina University is a private nonprofit college in Newport, RI. Its average net price is $36,528 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$27,034
$30,001 to $48,000$29,147
$48,001 to $75,000$32,235
$75,001 to $110,000$32,039
$110,001 and up$39,271
$52,230Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$52,230Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$36,528Average Net Price
$19,500Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,000Books and Supplies
$3,986Other Expenses
18.6%Students on Pell Grants
63.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

68.2%Acceptance Rate
600 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 650SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,685
8 years after entry$70,817
10 years after entry$73,336
72.9%Graduation Rate
82.8%Retention Rate
$27,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Newport, RILocation
Large suburbSetting
2,121Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,649 Small program - rough guide n=34$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=52
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,429 Small program - rough guide n=41$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=70
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Criminal Justice$43,275 Small program - rough guide n=41$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=66
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Historic Preservation and Conservation$31,353 National median for this major n=79Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$54,594 Small program - rough guide n=36$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$39,062 Small program - rough guide n=33$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=87
Registered Nursing$84,200 n=152$27,000 n=151
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$46,971 Small program - rough guide n=53$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=71

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